Hi Dave, Until I see some clearer explanation of the court decision and its consequence, I will refrain from commenting, hence why I sent the message untouched. This is however clearly something to watch closely and quite a different stance that what we have been used to see.
Thomas On 8 Sep 2010, at 11:25, David Freedman wrote: > Fail. > > I can see where the judge may be coming from when a residential/consumer has > a static address (and it becomes in their mind like their personal phone > number) but what about for business? > > Dave. > > > > On 08/09/2010 13:15, "Thomas Mangin" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> FYI >> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Pascal Gloor <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 8 September 2010 11:25:18 GMT+01:00 >>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [swinog] IP address are now personal data >>>> >>>> Dear community, >>>> >>>> something important for us happened today that may have some impact on our >>>> daily business. >>>> >>>> Our Federal Court just decided that IP addresses are personal data and the >>>> federal law about data protection must also be followed also for IP >>>> addresses. Collecting IP adresses for private (corporate) investigation is >>>> not legal. Companies like Logistep have to stop their activities >>>> immédiately! >>>> >>>> As ISP be carefull not to publish traffic information containing IP >>>> addresses. >>>> >>>> see you, >>>> Pascal >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> swinog mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- > > David Freedman > Group Network Engineering > > [email protected] > Tel +44 (0) 20 7685 8000 > > Claranet Group > 21 Southampton Row > London - WC1B 5HA - UK > http://www.claranet.com > > Company Registration: 3152737 - Place of registration: England > > All the information contained within this electronic message from Claranet > Ltd is covered by the disclaimer at http://www.claranet.co.uk/disclaimer > >
