Does that mean that the Computer Misuse Act.........
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Sent: 05 April 2007 15:21
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Bluetooth for Drive By Marketing expands
But is it 'unauthorised access to a computer', perhaps?
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Roland Perry wrote:
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> Mn4 [log in to unmask]>, at 12:49:15 on Thu, 5
> Apr 2007, Tim Trent <[log in to unmask]> writes
>> It may not be "Personal data", but it is, to me, personally invasive.
>
> I think that's a red herring. What you need to do, is think of the
> situation where someone is standing by the side of the road with a
> hypothetical video loud-hailer, and shouting adverts into your ears
> and eyes. It may be antisocial, but it's not a breach of the Privacy
> Regulations (which are all about marketing over public telecomms
networks).
>
> If someone can show that a peer to peer Bluetooth transmission of this
> kind is an example of a public telecomms network, I'll gladly
reconsider...
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