Perhaps we are not dealing with information that comprises personal data -
all the petitions I have signed are paper ones, and those loose sheets of
paper never find their way into structured manual files, either pre or post
the Durant decision .....
Just a thought......
Regards
Martin Hoskins
Data Protection Manager
T-Mobile (UK) Ltd
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Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9BW
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-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Hadfield [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 30 March 2004 15:05
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Petition
>I couldn't disagree more. What possible legitimate purpose could this
information be >put to? Public document or not, the petitioners will not
have been expecting the >information to be made available to the partner.
Was there a "fair collection notice" >on the petition to this effect? I
doubt it.
I should be very surprised if there were a "fair collection notice". I
should also be very surprised if the petition were to have been started by
anyone registered as a Data Controller. To paraphrase Sarah-Jane's point,
petitions are from ad hoc groups of people wanting to make a point.
The fact that someone signs a petition in ignorance of the fact that it is
a public document is not something that the Data Protection Act can shield
them against.
Regards,
Graham
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