[log in to unmask] on 17 December 2004 at 14:09 said:- > Just a personal warning for you all as you do your Christmas shopping. > > I am aware of at least one supermarket where the CCTV cameras > placed above > the tills (initially for recording operators' activities) can > easily capture > your PIN as you type it in to the keypad. > > I would advise you shade the keypad with your spare hand > (Captain Hook may > have a problem here) as you enter the PIN. Surely this would constitute a breach of principles 3 and 7! Ian W > -----Original Message----- > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection > issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > [log in to unmask] > Sent: 17 December 2004 14:09 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Chip and PIN and CCTV > > > Dear All > > Just a personal warning for you all as you do your Christmas shopping. > > I am aware of at least one supermarket where the CCTV cameras > placed above > the tills (initially for recording operators' activities) can > easily capture > your PIN as you type it in to the keypad. > > I would advise you shade the keypad with your spare hand > (Captain Hook may > have a problem here) as you enter the PIN. > > Ian B > > > Ian Buckland > Managing Director > Keep IT Legal Ltd > > Please Note: The information given above does not replace or > negate the need > for proper legal advice and/or representation. It is > essential that you do not > rely upon any advice given without contacting your solicitor. > If you need > further explanation of any points raised please contact Keep > I.T. Legal Ltd at > the address below: > > 55 Curbar Curve > Inkersall, Chesterfield > Derbyshire S43 3HP > (Reg 3822335) > Tel: 01246 473999 > Fax: 01246 470742 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Website: www.keepitlegal.co.uk > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > All archives of messages are stored permanently and are > available to the world wide web community at large at > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > All user commands can be found at : - > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm > Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to > the list owner > [log in to unmask] > (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^