| From: | Anthony W. Prime |
| Date: | 8 Sep 2000 at 21:14:22 |
| Subject: | Data Protection Act (was: Sanskrit not) |
Hi Garry
[snip original question]
> Caught up with the company webmiester and managed to convince her that I
> really needed to use ASCII and after explaining that due to system
> incompatitbilites there was no possible threat to the company
> system as any
> virus I caught would just sit in the company memory core gibbering to it's
> self.You read that right the company Mainframe is of 50's vintage.
I`ve been thinking about this and I`m not sure how you stand under the data
protection act if you share files between your own Amiga and whatever your
employers provide.
IIRC basic text editing and wordprocessing is exempt from the act, but
spreadsheet files are a different matter. I know it`s a bit of a bind but
your IT dept should be able to clarify it. One of the nastier elements of
the DPA is that you can be prosecuted personally for data abuse (such as
removal from company premises).
Food for thought, and I`m sure someone more knowledgable than me on the Act
can offer more pearls of wisdom.
> Draylan tru
Sorry? Are you Welsh or something? ;0)
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