In answer to the question of what prevents them changing the disclaimer
- nothing.
Much the same as me changing yours at the bottom of this email I
suppose. Not trivial if I wanted to edit your mail and not the reply,
but its in my possession now so not impossible either. As for proof of
who did what, you would only have your own copy for comparison assuming
neither WCC or my employers kept it and even then they are not impartial
parties.
Legally I'm quite sure they're not worth much anyway.
Ian
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Subject: [data-protection] Email disclaimer
I have just received an email which instead of having a disclaimer on
the bottom has a link to the company's website where the disclaimer
exists. Apart from this being inconvenient if I wish to read the
disclaimer, what prevents them from changing it after I have received
the email giving it a different set of values. Can anybody see any
advantages or disadvantages in providing disclaimers in this manner?
What is their legal validity?
Chris Tinsley MSc
Wiltshire County Council
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