Business cards only count as personal data if they meet the definition of a
"relevant filing system" - which as Durant reminded us must be strictly
applied. They would therefore have to be a "set" of information
"structured" so that "specific information about particular individuals is
readily accessible". (That's provided the information has neither been
extracted and put on the computer nor is intended to be put on the
computer.)
Your guess is as good as mine, but I would say that the risks inherent in
using the data are so minute that it would be hard to use them for business
purposes in a way that did not comply with the Principles, even if they are
personal data.
Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB
I hereby require any recipient of this message not to use my personal data
for direct marketing purposes.
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From: "Mags McGinley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 4:12 PM
Subject: Business cards - Friday question
> Hi,
>
> Please excuse me if there is a really obvious answer to this. In order to
> review the DP practices or our organisation I have sent an email to a
> number of colleagues asking for various details about the personal data
> that they collect/transfer etc. A colleague has just asked me if the
> business cards he collects from people are relevant? Any views?
>
> Warm regards,
> Mags
> --
> Mags McGinley, Legal Research Associate
> Digital Curation Centre/AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual
> Property and Technology Law
> University of Edinburgh
> Appleton Tower, Crichton Street
> Edinburgh, EH8 9LE
> Tel: 00 44 (0)131 651 3836 Fax: 00 44 (0)131 651 3815
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