In a message dated 04/03/2003 10:21:02 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
> At a recent seminar here by the DPA "expert" from a local law practice, the
> presenter stated that in response to a data subject asking the College to
> provide copies of all the personal information we process about her/him, we
> would be required to produce copies of all information not only ABOUT the
> subject but also produced BY him/her. This would mean an extensive trawl
> of e-mail archives to dig out every e-mail ever sent by a former employee
> for example.
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I would have said exactly the same as the "expert". I would also have
mentioned the password files held in the IT department, the audit trails and
the backups and archives of all the personnel and payroll files.
Ian B
Ian Buckland
Managing Director
Keep IT Legal Ltd
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