On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Tim Trent wrote:
> Jethro, it's an email address, in an email, which has a date. But, date
> notwithstanding, it identifies a unique living individual.
>
> Even in an undated document it identifies the unique individual in post at
> the time.
>
> In either case it is personal data.
... with the additional data - the date of reference. Not by itself.
Jethro.
>
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> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Tim Trent wrote:
>
> > Er, yes. So it identifies him. Not who he was, nor who he might
> > become, but him, now, today. And it is personal data.
>
> It identifies the Chief Executive, as it was at the time of the reference to
> the email address. If the reference is in an undated document, it doesn't
> necessarily identify Chief Exec 2005 or Chief Exec 2006, so you don't know
> which natural person it relates to. Just one in a likely set.
>
> So whether it identifies any natural person depends on the context this
> particular data is obtained or used. And I think this is true of many
> aspects in the argument relating to whether an 'email address' is personal
> data or not.
>
> Jethro.
>
>
> >
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> > Sent: 18 October 2006 16:12
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> > Subject: Re: [data-protection] Councils using cc lists for a mailing
> >
> > On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Tim Trent wrote:
> >
> > > [log in to unmask] is personal - there is only
> > > one of him
> >
> > At a particular time. It says nothing about a year ago or a year in
> > the future though.
> >
> > Jethro.
>
>
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> Jethro R Binks
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