Its certainly a breach if it is actually taking place. I'm not sure
whether you would prove it based on that comment. I would have thought
the organisation will want to investigate its practices on the back of
such a comment, and perhaps remind staff about policy but without an
actual example of this happening I can't see it going anywhere.
Embarrasing perhaps but illegal, unlikely IMO.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cotterill Steve
Sent: 23 February 2007 08:51
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Subject: [data-protection] Have we breached the DPA 1998?
We have had a complaint from the member of the public who says we are in
breach of the DPA 1998 because a member of staff allegedly told them
"they often look up their information and laugh about it".
Whilst this is probably a breach of the spirit of the DPA1998, it there
actually a section/principle that has been breached? I can only think of
the second principle which may have been breached (data should only be
used for what it has been collected for).
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