>I note that it says in the the JISC Senior Management Briefing Paper on the
>DP Act 98 under definitons of "Data" means that:
>
>"Recorded in any form for later processing by computer or other forms of
>automatic equipment ( such as information collected on registration forms;
>CCTV pictures)"
>
>That would imply that CCTV pictures would only come under the Act if
>subsequent automatic processing takes place. Is the advice now that this
>interpretation is incorrect?
My own view is that CCTV data falls under the "relevant filing system" part
of the definition of personal data, in that the information is structured
in such a way that specific information relating to a particular individual
is accessible.
Professor Charles Oppenheim
Dept of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leics LE11 3TU
Tel 01509-223065
Fax 01509-223053
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