Graham Hadfield on Monday, September 05, 2005 at 1:08 PM said:-
> Ian asked: "Do the same issues arise when the personal data is widely
> considered public
> domain material?"
>
> It could be argued that a data subject's action in putting data into the
> public domain (inclusion on the edited electoral register springs to mind)
> might constitute consent to use the data for testing purposes, but this
> could depend on circumstances.
If data placed in the public domain without legally documented restriction
is not available for any purpose whatsoever, what legal rules apply
restrictions?
I accept moral imperatives will apply, restricting use to obvious purposes.
Ian W
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>
> Ian asked: "Do the same issues arise when the personal data is widely
> considered public
> domain material?"
>
> It could be argued that a data subject's action in putting data into the
> public domain (inclusion on the edited electoral register springs to mind)
> might constitute consent to use the data for testing purposes, but this
> could depend on circumstances.
>
> For instance, using such data to test a mail merge process with an
> innocuous letter might cause no harm but testing a similar process with a
> letter (say) alleging an account was in arrears might easily do so because
> a test letter might inadvertently be sent out.
>
> BIP 0002 actually mentions the case of the parents of a child at boarding
> school being sent a (test) letter telling them the child had been involved
> in an accident.
>
> However, the fundamental point remains. Unless you know exactly what each
> record contains how can you know what the results of the test
> should be? If
> you don't know the expected results how can you tell whether the code
> tested works or not?
>
> regards,
> Graham
>
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