Alisdair,
Do not fully subscribe to that viewpoint. Understand there is some legal
debate/legislative push in America where a "recent trend of companies
claiming customer data as assets" has caused pressure to mount.
See EPIC News - Article : 'Capitol Hill Hearings Focus on Internet Consumer
Privacy'
Volume 7.18 October 12, 2000
Published by the
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
http://www.epic.org/alert/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alasdair Warwood" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: Confidential medical health records
> Yes; arguing that the data subject is the owner of data about him/her is a
> theological/philosophical rather than legal point.
>
> Alasdair Warwood
>
>
>
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> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Confidential medical health records
> > Date: 12 October 2000 16:16
> >
> > Rather than a discussion of who is owner or custodian, in dp terms
surely
> it
> > is the d.controller who is responsible and in the scenario cited, that
is
> > the trust,isn't it?
> > Gail Waters
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