> Charles - Mark Mukerji and I discussed this one with the OIC compliance unit
> a while ago and their view was that whilst images are personal data they are
> not sensitive data (even if they appear to "give away" a person's ethnic
> origin, state of health, religious beliefs etc).
>
> Of course, as with almost everything this list covers, this hasn't been
> tested in court (though at least we know what the expert witness would
> say...).
>
> Andrew Okey
> Lancaster DP Project
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: Photos and Data Protection
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> ** Reply to note from [log in to unmask] Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:33:17 EDT
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>
> > List members who were discussing the issue of whether photographs were
> > "personal data" may be interested in the following snippet from a news
> > article (copyright PA News):
>
> But we did not argue they were not personal data :-)
>
> Can they be sensitive data, esp. if one wears a turban ?
> I say yes, if the person can be identified and inferences can be drawn from
> dress or skin colour etc.
>
> :-)
> Charles
>
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