Yes, the JISC Service no longer sends the data outside the UK.
Charles
Professor Charles Oppenheim
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough
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From: "Margarita Rainford" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: Plagiarism Detection and DPA
> I think concerns about consent -v- notification arose as the system used
> by JISCPAS to check for plagiarism is operated by Turnitin, a US based
> concern, but I now notice that there is a Turnitin UK, although I have
> not checked on the company registration details.
>
> There is a similar strand of discussion to this one currently on the
> jiscmail 'plagiarism' list.
>
> Margarita
>
> Margarita Rainford
> Academic Affairs Co-ordinator
> USSU
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> >In a message dated 15/04/05 00:12:54 GMT Daylight Time,
> >[log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Within the wording of the Act active consents only come into play with
> >>certain catagories of personal data ie 'sensitive data' or possibly if
> >>transfering personal data out of EEA territories. (Schedule 3 and 4
refer).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >---------
> >
> >Surely not. An active consent can be required under schedule 2 - part of
the
> >first principle, where other conditions of the schedule cannot be met. I
> >would imagine, however, that condition 6(1) is met if the monitoring and
> >detection of plagiarism is an integral part of the marking system. An
advisory
> >statement should suffice.
> >
> >A difficulty over interpretation of the word "consent" arises when the
> >dictionary definition is used - common law cases suggest that if the
individual is
> >not aware of the consequences of consent (or refusal to consent), and
that if
> >the individual has not played any active part in giving consent, there is
no
> >consent. Hence the opt-put route, favoured by many, is still lawful -
except
> >that when the form is not returned, or the individual is asked to "write
and let
> >us know" on a letter they may not have received, the practice is open to
> >challenge.
> >
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