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The CoP I have been writing (nearly completed folks) makes the case for publishing staff work contact details on the Web - when I ran the matter briefly past Liz France, the DPC, at a conference we were both speaking at, she had no problem with the approach taken. Andrew > According to the guidance published by the DPC on transborder > dataflows and the 8th principle, the data controller should also > inform the data subject that consent to publishing their personal > details on the Web means that their information may be accessed in > countries where their rights are not protected by law, otherwise > the consent is not valid (para 8.2 of 'International Transfers > Summary' document). I don't see how this requirement can be met > by merely saying that you can publish personal data on the Web > because it already exists in printed form. > > It would be very helpful if the ODPC would give some clear > guidance on this, rather than issuing contradictory statements, so > that institutions know exactly where they stand and what they have > to do. Andrew Charlesworth Director, Information Law and Technology Unit University of Hull Law School Hull, HU6 7RX, UK. Tel UK: (1482) 466387 Tel Canada: (905) 938 2133 E-mail UK: [log in to unmask] E-mail Canada: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%