From the replies regarding the legal status of negligence disclaimers it sounds as if no organisation will necessarily have to be troubled by either DP or IT security, provided that disclaimers are correctly worded both may be given only brief attention, as the main comeback would then seem to be customer perceptions. A good job DPO's and others who focus on and highlight related issues exist, otherwise the names of many organisations would be severely affected and customer trust would become very low. Although no doubt organisations and managers will manage those issues amongst the many others in various ways seen suitable to organisational circumstance or personal bent. Oh well, sufficient for a Friday, time to dream about winning the Euromillions, and providing for dreams which are independently ones own. Ian W > -----Original Message----- > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection > issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Trent > Sent: 03 February 2006 17:13 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: BT SMS Service > > > No, but I did teach ants to swim! > > There are times when prisoners should not be taken! > > There is a very serious message in all of this: > > "When data protection action is threatened, go at ONCE to > your chief privacy officer and give them the problem" > > BT has a very good privacy officer indeed. But they seem > never to involve her in the planning stage of things. > > -----Original Message----- > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection > issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Wilson, Stephen > Sent: 03 February 2006 17:06 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [data-protection] BT SMS Service > > Tim > > Did you used to pull the wings off flys when you were a lad? lol! > > Steve -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/248 - Release Date: 2/1/06 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^