Morning all,
I've just been asked about the following situation.
If a bailiff were to take a PC which had client/customer details stored in
it:
* Is any offence being committed in the bailiffs accessing the data?
Or selling it on?
* What can the client do, to get that data back?
I have no idea whether the database copyright regulations would apply here,
or what rules apply to bailiffs, but from a Data Protection point of view I
can't see how the bailiff would be able to comply with Principles 1 and 2.
And if they were able to access the data without a password/encryption key
then the owner of the PC is probably in breach of Principle 7.
Any other thoughts?
Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
www.paulticher.com
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB
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