Pounder Chris wrote:
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>Its not journalists on the list which is the problem - its journalists
>thinking that they can freely use e-mails describing DP problems as a
>source for their stories which is the problem.
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>No-one is going to use this list if they think that what they send could
>appear in the local rag - possibly identifying them by name. For
>example, consider this paragraph of a story which is to appear in the
>North Chingford Gazette next week.
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> "In a bizarre twist which shows the incompetence of the local
>Council, Fred Bloggs, ostensibly the Data Protection Officer,
>admitted to his colleagues that he did not know whether he could use
>Council Tax data to catch benefit cheats or speeding motorists"
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>If there are journalists on the list, then they have to have clear rules
>of what to do if they want to use e-mails in their stories. And we need
>clear rules of what to expect if we send an e-mail to a group which
>contains journalists.
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>Over to Sally for action, I suspect
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>C
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I am tempted to agree. Judging by the lack of questions from my HEI
members there can be two conclusions
a. HEIs have got it all sorted out or there is nothing to worry about;
b. They will not ask publicly because the question may indicate bad
practice.
Disclaimer ... I am not a DPO just a lurker :-)
Regards
Charles
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Charles Christacopoulos, Management Information Officer,
Planning & Information, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN,
Scotland, United Kingdom. Tel: 44(0)1382-344891. Fax: 44(0)1382-348845.
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