"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...

"Franz wrote in message after

"David wrote in message
"...........Actually, no, it isn't. You are not a data holder under
either
of the two Acts if you simply reply to a message. If you disagree,
please
post or Email a reference to the section of the Act that makes it
illegal........"

Actually the reference came from a programme on Radio 4 today dealing
with
the above act, and it was given as one of the lesser known anomalies
of
the
act, when they were stressing the need for it to be radically revised.

The act stinks with anomalies. Even the address list which Outlook
Express
keeps for my personal use is not supposed to hold data on any person for
more than 30 days. In principle every user of OE should registrer with
the
Data Protection Registrar.


I thought it was only relevant to businesses

You should be so lucky!

like David's not to private
individuals or we would all be in trouble with our Christmas Cards lists
etc. which cannot be the idea of the act.

The whole act is a total dogs' dinner. And I bet it will not be truly clear
and enforcesble even after they have another tinker at
it.

Franz