For public authorities, tamering with data associated with Subject Access
will be an offence as soon as the FOI Act commences (SEE SECTION 77 OF FOI
ACT)
NOT an offence if the data are changed as a matter of routine
Chris
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Subject: Re: Deleting data as a result of access request - wot offence?
** Reply to note from Alasdair Warwood <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:56:51 -0000
> > (Equivalent to the guard dog chewed the backup tape syndrome ...
>
>
> Joking apart - Have been looking at Section 8(6) of the DPA 1998,
> which covers routine deletions which may be made following the receipt of
a
> subject access request. Inherent in that section is that data must not be
> deleted
> merely because of the receipt of a subject access request.
>
> Clearly there would be a breach for deleting a document deliberately
> following receipt of a subject access request; What would the offence be?
>
> breach of Principle 1 - unlawful processing?
> breach of Principle 3 - not adequate?
> breach of Principle 4 - not accurate?
> breach of Principle 6 - not in accordance with subjects' rights?
> breach of Principle 7 - inadequate security against unlawful processing?
> breach of Principle 8 - sending the data outside the EEA and into the
ether
> ?
Rex BAD boy!!! See what you've done with the b****y tape you chewed!!!
I think (therefore I am not G.W.Bush) I have to go and find a happy mailing
list to join http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/
Charles :-)
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