arles Christacopoulos <[log in to unmask]>
> > I wouldn't have thought it was unfair in principle 1 terms to
> > disclose the footage of a car accident to the company which
> > insures it. Neither driver could reasonably expect the tapes to
> > be kept private in the event of an accident. And wouldn't para
> > 6(1) of Schedule 2 also be satisfied - its in the legitimate
> > interests of the applicant, and I can't see that a driver's
> > interest in, for example, concealing his or her careless driving
> > would be sufficient to make the disclosure "unwarranted".
Charles Christacopoulos wrote:
> If two cars bumped into each other in a car park, is there a
> crime? What should the purpose be for such data to be disclosed?
I believe it is an offence not to stop at the scene of an
accident and, if details are not exchanged, not to report the
accident at a police station. This may not apply on private land.
> I am thinking along the lines that we refuse to show tapes to
> drivers ... etc who may have suffered damage in our car parks (a)
> becuase of disclosure of other persons data (b) because this is
> not a purpose for us operating CCTV.
It is not personal data if a person cannot be identified from the
data. So identifying the car does not necessarily identify the
driver.
John
John F Hitches
General Administrative Manager
Kingston University
River House
53 / 57 High Street
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey KT1 1LQ
Telephone 020 8547 7768
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