Here it's part of our internet code
of practice that "thou shalt not divulge personal bank details or
credit card numbers via web or email". We all sign up to say we agree
- even if ultimately we ignore the rule - so if anyone did break
the rules and got their fingers burnt there wouldn't be any come back on
the Council.
Phil.
Information & Research Officer
Neighbourhood Services
Leeds City Council
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This list is for those interested in Data Protection
issues <[log in to unmask]> wrote on 03/07/2009 12:48:47:
> Without delving too far into the legal topic of vicarious liability,
the
> obvious point here is that it is not part of (most) employees jobs
to
> provide such information so they would be acting outside the terms
of
> their employment - so no liability.
>
> This would apply whether it was their own or someone else's personal
> data e.g. I may know a colleagues bank account details because he
wrote
> me a cheque for something personal. If through some spam to my work
> mailbox I was persuaded to pass that on to a third party my employer
> would not be responsible and equally I cannot claim if I divulge
my own
>
>
>
> Phillip Bradshaw
>
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> Clerk to the Council
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jethro R Binks
> Sent: 03 July 2009 12:02
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [data-protection] Friday topic.....
>
> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009, Scourfield, Brenda wrote:
>
> > I wouldn't have thought so - you have to take responsibility
for your
> > own actions for some things. I get those sort of emails all the
time
> > and just delete them and our emails are filtered. If the council
> > supplied my details then it would be a different story.
>
> I would say it could depend on what the Council says about its
> filtering.
> If it says that it is 100% successful at blocking badstuff, then they
> could be in trouble.
>
> But what you'd hope they say is that they make a best effort attempt,
> but users should still be vigilent and report dodgy activity to
> technical support channels. Which is common sense anyway, but
hey,
> litigation is often a tool used to make up for a lack of common sense.
>
> Jethro.
>
>
> >
> > Brenda
> >
> > Brenda Scourfield
> > Team Leader,
> > I.T.
> > Pembrokeshire County Council,
> > County Hall,
> > Haverfordwest.
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Priestley
Sarah
> > Sent: 03 July 2009 09:42
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [data-protection] Friday topic.....
> >
> > Our organisation has an email filtering system which, for the
most
> > part is effective at removing spam emails from being delivered
to
> > individual officers, although occasionally the odd one get through.
> >
> > An officer has received a phishing email asking for their bank
account
>
> > details, which they haven't responded to, but have forwarded
to our
> > helpdesk for logging.
> >
> > This has prompted quite an interesting discussion - could the
Council
> > be held responsible for any losses which occur as a result of
the
> > individual proving their details in response to such an email?
> >
> > Would be interested in your thoughts?
> >
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