** Reply to note from Gil Richardson <[log in to unmask]> Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:58:18 +0100
> What is the norm for opt-in versus opt-out clauses/tick boxes these days?
>
> There are good business reasons for continuing to use opt-out but is the
> Information Commissioner getting very grumpy about the use of opt-out
> rather than opt-in?
>
> Is there any firm guidance or generally accepted practice on this?
>
> Gil Richardson
Hi,
I thought it depended on the purposes of the processing.
I guess if you are not saying why you are asking, then its got to be that you
must have opt-in.
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.
http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/
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