Does that defence work if the company is sued and they try and spread the blame to you?
I'm interested as that excuse seems to be my bosses attitude as well. Personally I dont think you are protected from any of the brown stuff flying from the fan. Stewart Jump -----Original Message----- From: Hurst, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 December 2001 15:44 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: UK Data Protection law changes affect Exchange Administrators Leaving for our data protection officer to deal with -----Original Message----- From: Randal, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 12:55 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: UK Data Protection law changes affect Exchange Administrators It would make my life as an Exchange Admin a bit easier if we could just wipe all emails more than a year old and then blame the Data Protection Act :-) Phil --------------------------------------------- Phil Randal Network Engineer Herefordshire Council Hereford, UK > -----Original Message----- > From: F Tincey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 13 December 2001 12:09 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: FW: UK Data Protection law changes affect Exchange > Administrators > > > > Are UK Exchange Admins feeling the impact of this ????? > Do the group have comments ? > > This is taken from some marketing material forwarded to me, > I've removed > advertising blurb from the end of the mail. > > Fiona > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: 12 December 2001 17:39 > Subject: UK Data Protection law changes affect Exchange Administrators > > > Included in here > > > > * the law changes and how they affect YOU > > * the eight principles of the Data Protection law > > * how the Exchange Admin can help your company comply > > * three actions you should take to help uphold the law > > > > -------------- > > > How the new Data Protection Act affects the Exchange Administrator > > > > > Are you aware that the Data Protection Act changed on 24 > October 2001, and > that > > some of the clauses of its enforcement affect YOU? > > > > If you don't like reading e-mail about implications on the > law, read just > this one, > > it may save your company a lot of time and money. > > > > Changes in the law mean that even previously exempt companies > now have to > comply. > > Much of the law revolves around employees being able to > request access to > information > > held about themselves and it being held securely. And this > includes data > held in e-mails > > and public folders! > > > > So here is a good question for you. How would your Data > Protection Officer > search for > > personnel type information in your Exchange environment > (mailboxes and/or > folders)? > > > > Here are the 8 basic principles for Data Protection and work > out which can > be > > affected by the Exchange Administrator. Personal data must be ... > > 1 fairly and lawfully processed > > 2 processed for limited purposes > > 3 adequate, relevant and not excessive > > 4 accurate > > 5 not kept longer than necessary > > 6 processed in accordance with the data subject's rights > > 7 secure > > 8 not transferred to countries without adequate protection > > > > Obviously these are under the jurisdiction of the Data > Protection Officer > (DPO) or > > Information Officer (IO). > > But in terms of data held as e-mail YOU as the Exchange Admin > have high > levels of > > control on points 5, 7 and 8. > > > > What do you need to do? > > 1 - discuss the length of time that your DPO/IO wants such > information held > (point 5) > > and show him/her how you can manage that in Exchange. > > 2 - ensure that only the correct people have access to the > e-mails/folders, > and that > > no inadvertent rights have been granted (point 7). > > 3 - ensure none of this information has been > exported/replicated to other > servers (point 8). > > If it has, check where these servers are located, if in > European Union, you > are probably > > OK. 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