Re: Full Disclosure

In article <48198782.40809@...>, Nicholas Bohm
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writes
>>> The point I'm making is that this is not a straightforward issue, and
>>> one should not assume that IP addresses will invariably be personal
>>> data.
>>  I don't think that IP addresses can be personal data (or not) on a 
>>case  by case basis, because you can't design systems to treat 
>>different IP  addresses differently, having first been able to 
>>conclude, conclusively,  whether or not the one you are processing at 
>>the time is or is not  traceable to a particular natural person.
>
>I don't think there's any doubt that Joel's conclusion is right in law; 
>and the fact (on which I'm sure you're right) that the law is 
>impracticable to implement in computer systems isn't a reason to doubt 
>that it is the law.

In which case I'll rephrase my remarks, and say that my (overcautious) 
approach is the only way to be sure you are complying with the law.
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Roland Perry