Helen Davison said ...
>
> Moving away slightly from the website issue...
>
> If business addresses/phone numbers are the property of the
> employer: is it the case that, in requesting consent to use
> names and business addresses/phone numbers on mailing lists etc, it
> is only legally necessary to gain the consent of the employer (rather
> than that of every individual employee)?
In all cases, it is the data subject who must give consent. In the
situation above, you would be said not to have gained the consent of the
data subject OR in some cases, it may be that the employer has made an
unlawful disclosure of personal data.
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