In a message dated 12/09/2001 15:29:21 GMT Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes (in response to Gwenan Owen's query):
<< Except if he's acting as a private individual for his own domestic
purposes,
however warped(cf: Chris Pounder earlier). There must be more robust
grounds for dealing with him than DPA. Uncle should consult police for
advice (and/or move house!). >>
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Sorry to disagree but this exemption would not apply as the data is not being
collected for his own domestic purposes - the people are not visiting him,
they are not his family popping next door and the cameras are not aimed at
his property.
I think that he can not rely on this exemption, he is a data controller and
he must be registered, he must put up appropriate warning signs and he must
explain the purposes for which he is processing. He is also likely to be
breaching people's human rights.
Some neighbourhood watch members have gone too far in this area and they need
to be challenged - soon, before it all gets out of hand.
Ian Buckland
MD
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