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Section 14 of the official rules says that you can write for a list of winners. https://www.withyotta.com/official-rules

Does that mean that one could essentially get a list of your customers (that won in a particular week) if someone requests the winners every week? Over time one could figure out about how much each customer has in their savings account.

What information is released on the winners list? I'm not sure if I'd be willing to sign up for an account where my personal information would be released publicly if I "won" a 10 cent prize.




We only use first names and last initials along with cities for social proof to show that people are winning, and we only show when a ticket has won a notable amount so there's a fair amount of randomness to who shows up (currently >$10)

We also allow you to be completely anonymous from the privacy settings within the app.


Thanks. Can the information about the prize cutoff be added to the official rules or the FAQ?

Based on this, I think someone with $10000 deposited would appear in the winners list about 4 times a year, assuming those that win the $15 prize appear on the list of winners.


Yeah we will update this. Thanks for the feedback


I am so confused. Are you saying your company will reveal personal information, without a users consent? What if the user doesn't want to appear on the winners list? What if they withdraw their consent at a later point? What if they live in California (CCPA)?

In the UK, no such list is published. Nor is it published for lottery winners (you can opt to be anonymous, which is the default option).


You could also let people create nicknames for privacy.


I like this idea. Thanks for the suggestion




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