To me it’s more about the lack of control and the complications of taking enforcement action should that prove necessary in the US.  When there are other safer ways to do the same thing, we’ll normally take that option.

 

Obviously if a service was not available in any other way then that might change our decision.

 

 

To be fair we do use SM for some basic surveys that don’t involve personal data.

 

 

Seth

 

 

Seth Speirs

Assistant Departmental Security Officer

Public Prosecution Service

028 90264621

 

 

 

 

 

Indeed, we occasionally use these web based services.

The key is to check in their TOCs where the data is stored. If its outside the EU then you can pretty much rule it out straightaway for sharing personal data.

Seth


Seth Speirs
Assistant Departmental Security Officer
Public Prosecution Service
028 90264621

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From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Adele Picken
Sent: 28 March 2017 15:48
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Subject: [data-protection] Survey Monkey

Hi All,

Does anyone currently use survey monkey in their organisation for individuals to submit applications for posts and roles? We are thinking of using it for examiner applications but I have some hesitation over the security of the data and whether it provides appropriate security measures for the storage of sensitive and personal data.

I would be really interested to hear from anyone who uses it for this purpose or has considered using it for this purpose.

Thanks,

Adele

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