On 4 July 2010 21:28, Mark Goodge <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think his point, if I'm reading it correctly, is that a somewhat bland > statement which says, in essence, nothing more than "we won't break the law" > isn't particularly reassuring. I'd expect that as a bare minimum (and not > even expect it to need to be said - they don't say "we won't murder you" or > "we won't kidnap your children"), not the sum total of their data protection > policy. >
Yes exactly. I apologise for not spelling it out. A skim reader might miss that the clause fails completely to offer anything, and in particular doesn't represent any guarantee (beyond that we already have) that the company won't do "bad" things with personal data. By contrast an organisation that is on the side of the angels would tell you what they would be doing with your data (and the answer would be - not much you don't want them to), something like this: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/about#privacy would have actual reassurance. -- Francis Davey _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
