In message <[log in to unmask]>, at
17:27:01 on Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Chris Spray <[log in to unmask]>
writes
>Hi all, A company sends a copy of an invoice
Presumably the company is identified.
>relating to services provided to an individual to someone completely
>unconnected
How completely? Different street, different town, different country?
>with the individual, by
>mistake. The information (deliberate avoidance of the word data)in the
>invoice is no more than the forename and surname of the individual
"Roland Perry" - look up how many of us there are - not very many!
>and the service being invoiced.
"Consultation last Monday at our private clap clinic".
Or less emotively, but more specifically:
"Consultation regarding re-employment opportunities following bankruptcy
of your former business trading as Naughty Knickers (Knightsbridge) Ltd"
Or even, if the company is called "Naughty Nights Out": "Services
rendered".
>In the hands of the recipient the information is
>not personal data because the recipient cannot identify the individual
>from the information supplied - It probably isn't even within the
>definition of "data". If the information released is effectively
>anonymous, is there still a breach by the company - gut feel is yes,
>trying to apply some logic, perhaps no?
I'd say YES!
--
Roland Perry
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