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Charles, Are you suggesting that each of our suppliers must be DPA registered for our data? (I'm thinking here primarily of suppliers of software systems for student records, finance, personnel, library, etc.) More and more systems seem to be supported by remote access (dial-up or otherwise) so this is a very important issue. On the face of it, it seems most unlikely that they would all be so registered and the implications alarm me somewhat. Is the responsibility to ensure that they are registered ours or theirs (or both)? Or have I got hold of the wrong end of the stick? Regards, Anne Lincoln Research Assistant - Digital Art & Design Research Kent Institute of Art & Design Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8AG (01622) 757286 mailto:[log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] > [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 25 November 1999 19:50 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: RE: Transfer of Personal Data to the Republic of Ireland > > ** Reply to note from [log in to unmask] Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:34:29 > +0000 > > > > # >Dublin. In the future we will be sending test data to them for the > purpose > > # >of software testing and development. > > > > I think you should be looking at a dummy data file for test purposes > > and not use live data ever. > > Sometime ago I remember this issue had come up. For testing/developing you > should use dummy data (it was I believe an explicit statement somewhere on > the docs for DP84). However, as other messages have suggested, if your > supplier will end up having access to your systems (eg. by modem) then (A) > yoiu must register accordingly (B) I believe your supplier too has to be > registered. > > This last point applies for everything we register which is held > electronically. Ie. that data may be disclosed to a supplier or goods or > services (whatever the exact wording is). Any computer in effect can > break > down and an engineer can come on site or the machine can be sent away. > Thus > we are bound to disclose data. > > Regards > Charles > > ============================================== > Charles Christacopoulos, Secretary's Office, University of Dundee, > Dundee DD1 4HN, (Scotland) United Kingdom. > Tel: +44+(0)1382-344891. Fax: +44+(0)1382-201604. > WebDad of http://somis.ais.dundee.ac.uk/ > Home of the Scottish Search Maestro http://somis2.ais.dundee.ac.uk/ > Happily using OS2 Warp. > ============================================== %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%