>I couldn't disagree more. What possible legitimate purpose could this
information be >put to? Public document or not, the petitioners will not
have been expecting the >information to be made available to the partner.
Was there a "fair collection notice" >on the petition to this effect? I
doubt it.
I should be very surprised if there were a "fair collection notice". I
should also be very surprised if the petition were to have been started by
anyone registered as a Data Controller. To paraphrase Sarah-Jane's point,
petitions are from ad hoc groups of people wanting to make a point.
The fact that someone signs a petition in ignorance of the fact that it is
a public document is not something that the Data Protection Act can shield
them against.
Regards,
Graham
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