In message <[log in to unmask]>, at 15:15:36 on Wed, 4 Aug
2004, Sally Justice <[log in to unmask]> writes
>URGENT asking for a student status, means are they a student here, what
>course are they attending, and possibly performance/attendance (this I
>consider to be very personal) with the University as the student has
>been held up at immigration or customs etc. This is not prevention and
>detection of crime.
Surely, if the answer is "we've never heard of this person" then it's
preventing a crime related to illegal immigration. But if you *have*
heard of them, then isn't it sufficient for the purpose to confirm they
*are* a student. Or is that also verboten under "Data Protection".
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Roland Perry
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