I seem to remember reading that the Information Commissioner will take the
view that e-mail addresses are to be treated as personal information.
Barry
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Steve Lay
>Sent: 30 January 2002 10:37
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>Subject: Email Address Personal Information?
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>After reading the (ongoing) thread on the public nature of the
>archivesand, in particular, thinking about the common practice of
>using a special
>spam-proof mail address when posting to news groups and mailing lists, I
>wonder to what extent an email address really can be used to identify a
>person in general? Is a PO box number personal information? Or is
>information sufficient to facilitate [email] communication always deemed
>personal?
>
>Steve
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