We undertook the piece of research quoted here and we have to say that while
awareness of the DPA is reasonably high very few people actually understand
it. Personally we'd like to see the Data Protection Commissioner focusing
much more on education - in terms what is acceptable and what is not than in
telling consumers what their rights are. The fact is most businesses are
woefully unprepared and many have been given dreadfully misleading
information by their legal advisors.
Tim Beadle
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Howley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 10 October 2001 15:15
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Subject: Fw: BCS e-Bulletin
For info.. The following is an extract from the BCS e-bulletin.
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Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 2:58 PM
Subject: BCS e-Bulletin
>
> INDUSTRY NEWS - from BCS partner Silicon.com
>
> UK firms ignorant of 24 October data protection deadline
> Most UK companies will not meet the data protection deadline - and high
> profile prosecutions are likely, say leading law firms.
> http://www.silicon.com/ebcs48005
>
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