29-12-2019, 02:40 PM
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Re: New Year Honours: 1,000 addresses published in error
Originally Posted by Lindyloo
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I'd be interested! I've just retired from a very long career and my reasons include pressure put upon self-employed people to conform to rules such as Data Privacy. I honestly didn't take much notice until a colleague advised me to get my data privacy policy typed up and adhered to asap as it's seem by many to be a money generating scheme, and the fines imposed for non-conformity are enormous! Data Privacy; Anti-Money Laundering; Fit and Proper Tests; MTD; new Client Services Accounts................it certainly doesn't encourage anyone to become self-employed and start their own business!
I recall the police coming into our business once to enquire whether a certain individual had banked a cheque with us. We had to send him away to get the proper request document to be faxed to us from his superior first - because of the Data Protection Act. He wasn't a happy bunny but we could have been sued by the client or in their case, their own case thrown out because if they proceeded, it could eventually have been thrown out of court because we had let the client's data be breached.
It is a minefield out there and safer to follow the letter of the law in every eventuality.
I would imagine ''Sorry, Data Protection prevents us from giving out that information'' has always been the safe get-out clause.
29-12-2019, 07:04 PM
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Re: New Year Honours: 1,000 addresses published in error
If this wasn't' so serious it would be laughable!With these errors occurring more often, it does make you fearful about online information being compromised.Oil
Information was posted for an hour before being removed, heard on news.
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