RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Alan Pereira
Ron, I too have looked in detail at the Data Protection Act and was for some part of my IT career responsible for pulling the data protection requirements for Ford Motor Company in the UK, so I have been immersed in this subject. Of the Living people in your database, ask yourself the question:

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Ron Ferguson
MessageSorry, Alan, but I beg to disagree. As a consultant, I also was involved in registrations under the Data Protection Act since it was first enacted in the early-mid 1980s, until I retired. Your statement “Could the data held in my Legacy file be used to steal someone's identity? If the ans

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Alan Pereira
Ron please look at Extract from http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_the_public/the_acts.aspx "The Act works in two ways. Firstly, it helps to protect your interests by obliging organisations to manage the information they hold in a proper way. It states that anyone who processes personal information must

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Ron Ferguson
MessageAlan, I have looked at those sections and firstly it says “ it helps to protect your interests by obliging organisations to manage the information they hold in a proper way “. Now I am retired I am no longer an organisation and as such subject qualify for the exemptions given at http://

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Mike Fry
On 2011/09/24 18:07, Ron Ferguson wrote: > I take it that if you feel that you need to comply with the Act you have > registered you database with the authorities. So this is why the jobsworths working for local and national authorities can not give a straight answer when it comes to what is and

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Welp ! I am sure this is 'way' off topic. Sherry mentions nothing. At least my off topic I got reprimanded for had to do with genealogy ! ? .. Regards, Tim Rosenlof Utah, USA Researching Sweden On 9/24/2011 10:07 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Alan, > I have looked at those sections and firstly

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Sherry/Support
This is in a sense on-topic because Alan has refused to send us his database so we can work with him on his issues. I think this is an important issue if we're to work with customers in the EEA area who are bound by these laws. It's unfortunate that there are cases when only having the database w

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-24 Thread Tim Rosenlof
On 9/24/2011 11:45 AM, Sherry/Support wrote: > This is in a sense on-topic OK.. Accept my apology. I will say NO more. Sherry, you can feel safe now, I am going into lurk mode. I will continue to post to the lfstest group.. Lurk mode On... Asking no pity, just a remark If you wish to speak