The Telegraph has an article on this that includes:
'The Information Commissioner has not yet ruled on the case, but
yesterday appeared to side with the bank, saying: "There are various
bases in law which can be used to legitimise the transfer overseas of
personal data - consent from the individual is just one of them. As far
as we are concerned, the main issue is that the information that is
transferred overseas continues to enjoy an adequate level of protection
as if it stayed in the UK." '
Nic Drew
DPO
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
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From: Tim Trent [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 August 2004 13:56
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Subject: Today's FT, Lloyds TSB and the Unions
No-one seems to have picked this article up yet. I just posted it in
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Lloyds TSB are being challenged in the courts by the unions for data
exports
to India.
On the face of it this is a DPA challenge, but is it really? Surely
it's
about jobs?
No UKIC comment in the FT article, but I suppose that's understandable
in
case it gets to court.
I think the question is: "If a data processor is under a binding
contract to
the data controller to comply with UK DPA (or more stringent laws)
despite
their locality, is the export of data, even sensitive data, against the
letter and spirit of the relevant laws?". I present this uncommented
upon
for discussion here
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