Unsolicited text messages

I never cease to be amazed at the lack of ethical standards of some politicians. I am a registered voter on the first district. PN candidate Malcolm Mifsud decided I might be convinced to vote for him through a number of unsolicited text messages to my private mobile number.

The 'informative' texts notified me, among other things, that he was about to speak on Radio 101, and that he has uploaded a video on You Tube. In flagrant violation of the Data Protection Act, not only was I sent these text messages without ever registering for them, but there was no number on which to notify the sender that I was not interested in his feeble campaigning. Dr Mifsud is not a doctor, but a lawyer, so his ignorance of data protection legislation makes one wonder.

I have reported the breach to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, received an acknowledgement, followed by yet another spam text from Dr Mifsud a few days later. Clearly, the Data Protection Commission needs time to process the complaint, and I wonder whether March 8 is a good date by when to notify Dr Mifsud to stop spamming his constituents. Unless, of course, his political vocation somehow makes him immune to the law.