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Is there a database where one can find out about fellow-pilgrims who walked at the same time but you haven't exchanged contact details with?
Thankfully there are laws that prohibit it
How many of the 300,000+ per year do you think would add themselves to the database?Maybe more trouble than it's worth but it is possible within the privacy laws.
How many of the 300,000+ per year do you think would add themselves to the database?
EXACTLY - I've travelled for years prior to the Inernet- it would be bloody awful if those randoms who i partied with and more could contact meThankfully there are laws that prohibit it
I thought about putting my phone number on my sello when I was having it made, to facilitate texting/WhatsApp, but I realized I'd be getting a new one with the SIM card I picked up when I arrived. I figured my email is pretty permanent and I can always send my phone number, Instagram link, etc. through email.We wrote down our phone numbers and blog info so many times on our first Camino (del Norte & Primitivo) that I made business cards for our next one. I have family in El Pais Vasco and in Cantabria (44 cousins altogether!), and they all wanted to “follow” our pilgrimage through our blog. For our next Camino, we will simply give our card to anyone who expresses an interest in staying in touch, either during our journey or via our blog.
Some people including you seem to misunderstand me completely. Perhaps the term database is frightening these days. What I had in mind is a simple list of first name, nationality, route and date of completion and right here on this website that one can browse and we would easily recognize our fellow-pilgrims. Perhaps for safety reasons registration should be a prerequisite. But even then one could worry about privacy. However, nowadays we give out details for simply buying a ticket to a concert, a train ticket, a book or many things we order online. Also, spams are often computer-generated messages. Having an email address we are already endangered. I just truly want to find out about some of the people I met during my walk but failed to note down their number or address.A database of all pilgrims. Let the spam begin!