Gillian Whichelo wrote:
> I do not know if anyone has seen the website www.b4usearch.com
>
> You just enter a name and a location and it will bring up all details of
> address and telephone numbers from electoral registers and directory
> listings as well as any other website reference.
>
> I have become aware of this, thanks to Maidstone. I have contacted ICO and
> they say that as the information has been lawfully obtained, there is
> nothing really that can be done.
>
> The organisation has purchased old electoral registers and so in many cases,
> the information is out of date and therefore this breaches DP on an
> individual but it is up to the individual to ask for the information to be
> deleted.
>
> We are sending an email to all employees to send an email to
> [log in to unmask] asking for information to be removed. If the request has
> not been actioned within 21 days, we are suggesting that the individual
> complains to the Information Commissioner's Office.
>
>
> Gillian Whichelo
>
> Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames
Hmmm,
But were the data of old electoral registers collected in accordance
with the current Act? Nope as they did not give the option to be
removed from exactly such use! And if under the current act electors
have chosen to have their name removed from commercial uses of the
register (I forget the wording) does that not make the above processing
incorrect.
I take it, it still stands that placing data on a website does not
constitute transmitting them to countries outside the EU/EEA etc.
Oh well, here are some public data for your use.
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