My local library provides free to use high speed internet access, useful to many. I used to be able to go in, site down, and surf. Today I went and found I need to enter my local "smartcard" details or my library card data. This raises an interesting set of issues, none of which were addressed by the pre-login screen. Is what I do on these access points recorded? if so, for what purpose? And is it recorded against my personal details? I've asked my local council for comments. meanwhile I'd be interested in other folk's experience as suppliers or users of free terminals in their local libraries. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Tim Trent* - Consultant */Tel/*: +44 (0)7710 126618 */web/*: ComplianceAndPrivacy.com <http://complianceandprivacy.com> - where busy executives go to find the news first */personal blog/*: timtrent.blogspot.com/ <http://timtrent.blogspot.com/> - news, views, and opinions */personal website/*: Tim's Personal Website <http://www.trent.karoo.net> - more than anyone needs to know Marketing by Permission <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/MarketingByPermission/%7E6/1> *Important*: This message is private and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system. This email and any attachment(s) are believed to be virus-free, but it is the responsibility of the recipient to make all the necessary virus checks. This email and any attachments to it are copyright of Meadowood Associates, owners of Compliance And Privacy, unless otherwise stated. Their copying, transmission, reproduction in whole or in part may only be undertaken with the express permission, in writing, of Meadowood Associates, at Meadowood House, 30 Redditch, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 0TT. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^