At 11:02 am +0000 on 15/11/01, J F Hitches <[log in to unmask]> wrote :
>I cannot see how passing round the class list discloses any more
>data than the presence or absence of a student in the room.
>
>If someone is there they will presumably indicate this on the
>class list and if they are not there they obviously cannot!
>
>It may indicate the name of a student to someone who does not
>know it but any concern about that would seem to be taking data
>protection into absurdity - surely students normally introduce
>themselves at the start of a course?
>
>Cannot see the problem but perhaps I am missing something.
The difference is surely that the list shows data over a period of
time - while any student can see who is in a particular lecture if
they are there as well, the list will show who has been at ALL
lectures.
It's possible to think of circumstances where this would be a
potentially worrying disclosing of personal data...
- duncan
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Practical Computer Ethics:McGrawHill Business Computer Ethics:AddisonWesley
'Internet Ethics' - MacMillan Press (UK) and St Martins Press (USA)
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