School Alumni Group Info Sharing.

[Naruralflavours100]

I was invited to a school alumni group last week. School was established around 1950s and group has around 1,500 members.
It seems to be dominated by a group of early 1960 ex pupils ( all admin)
I’ve browsed a few photos and caught up with a few people I’d lost touch with.
However an almighty row is now brewing because these key groups are listing the names of people not in the group, who they, or others apparently want to get in touch with.
Cue loads of info being shared about location, relationship history, even medical stuff. Loads of ‘family tree’ connections being discussed.

AIBU to be totally uncomfortable with this? The issues around confidentiality and privacy have been pointed out to admin-all very diplomatic because it was a vair posh school and brushed away. BuI’d be fucking fuming if my marital history, my kids names etc were being shared in these manner.

What was their response when you addressed it?

I completely agree with you! I don't know why people think it's ok to share other people's personal details and photos online.

just write the magic word
GDPR
that will sort it

I would make sure I had the details of who I wanted from the group and get out of there sharpish. You don’t want to be associated with what is effectively playground gossip.

Pretty sure gdpr doesn't apply here. Same as I say in passing "oh her I went to school with, think she works at x now and married y.
Be different if people gave an admin their details for sine reason and they used that data for gossip purpose.
If gossip is outlawed I'd better warn my mother in law!

@burnoutbabe but saying something verbal in passing is slightly different to having written info shared with 1500 other people?

@Yesmate. A vair polite rebuff that it’s a ‘private’ group’ and an assertion that no harm is being done.

Have left it. Seems like a few people going out of their way now to prove that it’s ok to post someones current medical history as reason why they aren’t on Fakebook!

YANBU, I wish people wouldn't do this. I suppose it will only become unacceptable when people keep pointing out that it's not on, so well done for taking a stand.

Sounds like you did the right thing by leaving. Mind you, they are probably happily discussing you now!

I doubt they’ll even notice