A signature is a representation of a piece of data - the person's name - but
does not itself convey any additional information about the person.
(Unless, I suppose, you are a handwriting expert who can work out roughly
where you were taught to write.) The signature is therefore no different in
Data Protection terms than the person's name printed out. Indeed, in many
circumstances now an e-mail with a typed name carries the same legal weight
as a signed piece of paper.
I do like the practical suggestions of using different signatures in
different contexts, however.
Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB
I hereby require any recipient of this message not to use my personal data
for direct marketing purposes.
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From: "Brenda Scourfield" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Signatures
Are signatures personal data ? If we provide copies of letters under FOI
or DP, should the signature of the officer or person be blanked out ?
One of our officers is concerned that his signature could be copied and
used fraudulently.
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