Re: Nothing new
I remember a few years ago (less than 5 so well within scope of data protection rules) hearing a Labour politician boasting that they knew exactly how everyone in their constituency was likely to vote as they had canvass records dating back decades .... sadly at the subsequent election they never came to my house as if they'd asked me "can we rely on your vote" I was going to ask for their data processing statement so I could see how long they intended to keep the data for before replying! I'm sure "canvass records fating back for decades" probably breaches rules on data retention.