The majority of the people I advise tend not to provide services to people
at their domestic address. Where that is the normal address for
correspondence I take your point completely. It still comes down to "What
proofs would you expect to be asked for in order for this information about
you to be provided?"
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tony Bowden
Sent: 27 July 2006 13:22
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] SAR ID Verification
On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 01:09:38PM +0100, Tim Trent wrote:
> I suspect you will come down to items like a letter from a utility
> (but not mobile phone) addressed to you, a copy of a driving licence
> at the same address, etc.
One of the things that has irritated me making requests in the past is
people who ask for information that I believe to be excessive.
Where someone knows my address, not just because they send me mail there,
but because they actually provide a service to me at that address (e.g. my
electricity company), I do not expect to have to produce any documents
proving my address (e.g. my driving licence).
Perhaps I'm missing something obvious, but I can't see a scenario where my
being able to provide my driving licence will assist them in any way (other
than the extra work involved perhaps putting some requestors off, thus
saving them money). In the unlikely situation where I'm able to intercept
the mail at the customer's known address, and can provide them a £10 cheque
in the customer's known name, but not actually be the customer, it's highly
likely I'm going to be able to get access to any other indentification
documents anyway...
Tony
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