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Surely there are some advantages in this regulation?
 
For one thing, if I get spam from now on, I should be guaranteed to have someone to contact. It won't help with the Korean purveyors of dodgy medication, but the vast majority of companies who are otherwise on the level should comply with the new rules and I will know where to start. And in a few months, those that are still sending emails without identifiers on will be sending out a clear message that they either don't know what the law is, or don't care. Knowing a company's attitude to regulation, however tiresome it might seem, is a very useful indicator for me as a punter when dealing with them.
 
And on that note, regardless of whether we are supposed to or not, I will find out what footer my employer wants me to put on the end of my emails.
 
Happy New Year to all
 
Tim Turner
Data Protection / FOI Officer
Legal and Property Services
Wigan Council

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Subject: [data-protection] Email footers, Websites etc

As if the "not another wretched regulation" department did not have enough to do, this jolly little thing sneaked in almost under the radar:
 
http://out-law.com/page-7594
 
I've just spent a happy time dealing with our own website and email footers.  I think the words "good" and "grief" are worth using here, along with "Gosh, our clients will feel far more secure about using our services now", said with a grimace and clenched teeth.
 


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