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A rare bit of sanity from the EU
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A rare bit of sanity from the EU
"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife. -
Dont get too excited;
The European Commission took the decision under the EU Data Protection Directive, but the directive does not apply to data collected for security purposes.
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Originally posted by MailmanDont get too excited;
Obviously the data is being collected for security purposes, or are there people here argueing they are collecting the data to sell to third parties so you can get late night calls asking if you need double glazing?
Mailman
No, thats why it got overturned. The original agreement with the US to export the data was signed by the commison was based on the principle that security data was not coverd by the Data Protection Directive. The court has over turned this descision."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by MailmanDont get too excited;
Obviously the data is being collected for security purposes, or are there people here argueing they are collecting the data to sell to third parties so you can get late night calls asking if you need double glazing?
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Ah, maybe I misread it? Anywho, the directive doenst kick in until September which means by then a new way of handing over the info will have been found.
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