On a related issue, a collegue of mine attended the IFSEC2001 conference at
the NEC lasweek, jon bamford from the commissioner's office was a guest
speaker. Apparently he stated that it is not always neccessary to blur the
faces of third parties even if they are identifiable, the thread of the
argument was that the intention of the data subject is the pivitol issue of
whether to blank third party faces, he gave the example of a person who just
wants an image of themselves = no need to blank faces, as oppossed to a
person who wants to identify everyone in the area at the time of an accident
to contact possible witnesses = blank faces (identity of third parties being
sought without consent).
Now I'm confused I was of the opionion that if the images were c;ear enougfh
that a person could be identitified then their image should be blurred etc
to avoid a third party disclosure, the intention of the data subject being
irrelevant, I can't find anything in section 7 of the ACt that requires the
data controller to obtain information as to the intention for requesting
subject access.
Is this the new case? has jon bamford been misquoted??
Answers on a postcard to the group
Paul Couldrey
Data Protection Officer
Wolverhampton City Council
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