I received advice when we intended to make our staff directory available
that whilst best practice was an opt-in, an opt-out was considered
acceptable.
Gail Waters
DP Coordinator
Open University
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> From: Rebecca Hughes [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 10 October 2001 11:55
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> Subject: Web directories
>
> Looking at various university websites, I have discovered that some have
> staff and student e-mail and telephone directories available to the
> general
> web-surfing public, some state that they do not have such a directory
> because of data protection legislation and others still, appear to have
> adopted an "opt-in" system whereby only staff/students who ask to have
> their contact details included will be published, resulting in an
> incomplete directory. I find this discrepancy slightly worrying - has
> anybody received advice from the OIC on this matter?
>
> Becky
>
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