Tim Trent on Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 10:09 AM said:-

> Now, does that mean that IT Departments may now NOT monitor 
> internet traffic because the data is (potentially) sensitive? 
>  And may then not "inspect the contents of your hard disk at 
> any time" for the same reasons?

That was not the purpose of my enquiry, although I would add that anything
clearly falling within the definitions brings the purposes into play, and
hence other appropriate legislative provisions. (e.g. RIPA)

The purpose of the enquiry was to further my understanding of differences in
the organisational/individual context of circumstantial privacy.  e.g. Do
organisations allow the organisational de-personalised internet history
material to be easily available outside the organisation - versus - do
individuals allow their personal internet history material to be easily
available within the organisation.  Compliance with the purposes would
answer the second half, the first half is probably more to do with what
security is achievable.

I suppose both will be related to individual and organisational culture.
i.e. individuals made not to care about that type of personal information
relating to them will not care about that type of organisational
information.

Ian W


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> Assuming it IS personal data, and on a uniquely used computer 
> I see nothing to argue with that, then it is bound to be 
> sensitive personal data if the user has ever been to a 
> religious site, a healthcare site or (and none of us have 
> ever done this, of course) to a porn site.
> 
> Now, does that mean that IT Departments may now NOT monitor 
> internet traffic because the data is (potentially) sensitive? 
>  And may then not "inspect the contents of your hard disk at 
> any time" for the same reasons?
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection 
> issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Welton
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> Subject: [data-protection] Internet History
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> My understanding is that where an Internet History log is 
> compiled or collated by individual user, it falls within the 
> definition of personal data, and possibly (dependent on 
> content) of sensitive personal data.
> 
> Does anybody disagree with that?
> 
> Ian W

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