In a message dated 14/12/04 16:03:46 GMT Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
> It sounds as though they do not consider the DPA 1998 £10 maximum SAR fees
> to be proper recompense for allowing you to assist them by checking if the
> data they hold about you is accurate.
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. . . or maybe they read the Durant case, including the "obiter dictum"
regarding the real reason for subject access. Rather than to allow you to check
accuracy, or to find out whether excessive data are held, the subject access
provision is there so you can ascertain whether your privacy has been breached.
Or so says the judge.
Ian B
Ian Buckland
Managing Director
Keep IT Legal Ltd
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