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Don't trust Cloudflare with your personal data


It has been over a year since I cancelled my Cloudflare account. They keep emailing me and haven't taken me off their marketing lists despite repeated requests. Their CTO told me he would investigate, but nothing changed. Their Data Protection Office hasn't respond to my requests. Cloudflare do not appear to respect the GDPR. I've escalated this to the highest levels of Cloudflare, but they…

Despite promising an investigation and a response from their Data Protection Office - I've received no assurance that they have respected my rights. I asked Cloudflare to report this breach to the Information Commissioners Office, and I suggested that they may need to notify the SEC if they are expecting a large fine. To earn and maintain that trust, we commit to communicating transparently, providing security, and protecting the privacy of data on our systems.

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