Re Email as personal data
The analysis by Babis I believe is correct. It is one I have posted on in
the past. Probably in the archives.
David Wyatt
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From: "Babis Theodoulidis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [data-protection] Personal data about a subject?
> This is an interesting case!! I think that email addresses are personal
> data when they can be used to identify individuals on their own or
> together with other co-referenced data. We have done some research in my
> group here at UMIST on anonymised data and personal data identifiers
> that includes this case.
>
> The key issue is whether "sjohn@TownUniversiity" could be used to
> identify a specific individual or a small number, say 5, individuals.
> If this is the case then it is a domain-specific identifier and it is
> personal data. This is not the case for example, if I am the data
> controller and I process an email address like "[log in to unmask]" and I
> don't have access to other YAHOO data. This is not personal data in this
> case because it cannot identify an individualon its own or combined with
> other data that the data controller posseses.
>
> In general, it depends on who is the data controller (ISP, employer,
> etc) and the other data that are processed by that data controller.
>
> Babis
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection
> > issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Stephen John
> > Sent: 09 December 2002 19:06
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Personal data about a subject?
> >
> >
> > Does a business e mail address such as
> > [log in to unmask] constitute personal dat about sjohn?
> >
> > It seems to me it ought to as it says something about an
> > individualm ie that the individaul probably works at that
> > establishment
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