| From: | Andrew Guard |
| Date: | 11 Sep 2000 at 15:29:04 |
| Subject: | Re: Data Protection Act (was: Sanskrit not) |
How do we do, Anthony
On 08-Sep-00, you wrote:
>> 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).
The DPA has been updated, you can also get same protection if it was on
paper now it isn't just digial formats as such any more. You can could get
a free booklet on DPA, yes it's FREE. But I don't know where you order it
from :( This book can be ordered by anyone within the UK. It explanes the
law in layman tearms.
Regards
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