Forget email for a sec. Think about this.
Is the following personal information or not?
The Occupier
'Estoppel'
Route de Braye
Alderney
GY9 3XJ
Telephone 01481 822818
Simon Howarth wrote:
>>I do not think email addresses are personal data. I could set up an email
>>address [log in to unmask] which is not my name, so doesn't identify
>>me. Both my work email address and my private one contain my correct name,
>>but they need not.
>
>
> This is why I think we need to consider that an e-mail address *might* be
> personal data. Anyone with a bit of nouse can reasonably quickly find a lot
> of information about me, simply starting with my e-mail address. However I
> have a hotmail account that I use that could not possibly be traced back to
> me (except I suppose by the Police or security service if they really wanted
> to), this e-mail address would not be personal information.
>
> Therefore to say that email addresses are or are not personal data is
> erroneous. It is more accurate to say that some email addresses may be
> personal data.
>
> Simon Howarth.
> [log in to unmask] - sorry it's nearly Friday.
>
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Nigel Roberts BSc CEng FBCS DipEngLaw, Director
Island Networks, 4&5 St Anne's Walk, Alderney, GY9 3JZ (GG)
Tel. 01481 822800 (office) or 0870 321 2282 (direct)
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