Comments on: For Legal Reasons… http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/ Hi. I'm a student at the University of York, in the Computer Science and Maths departments. I recently finished working at GlaxoSmithKline in London. And this is my blog. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Moosey http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-133 Moosey Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:05:32 +0000 http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-133 <p>The UK Data Protection Act states "Personal information may be kept for no longer than is necessary." I'm guessing longer than 8 weeks isn't deemed necessary...?</p> The UK Data Protection Act states “Personal information may be kept for no longer than is necessary.” I’m guessing longer than 8 weeks isn’t deemed necessary…?

]]> By: Michael Henley http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-86 Michael Henley Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:00:41 +0000 http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-86 <p>It is probably something to do with them not being 'allowed' to keep the data after this. You are of course not the only one with access to this data, and so they have to 'remove' it after a certain period of time. Wonder whether it is accidentally kept in their backups etc...</p> It is probably something to do with them not being ‘allowed’ to keep the data after this. You are of course not the only one with access to this data, and so they have to ‘remove’ it after a certain period of time. Wonder whether it is accidentally kept in their backups etc…

]]> By: Alex Muller http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-85 Alex Muller Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:44:57 +0000 http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-85 <p><i><em>Opens Gmail</em></i></p> <p>I bought a Samsung SM913N monitor for £160 from Ebuyer on the 5th December 2005</p> <p>I make that <b>two years ago</b> – if they are deleting it, they're bigger fools than they look.</p> Opens Gmail

I bought a Samsung SM913N monitor for £160 from Ebuyer on the 5th December 2005

I make that two years ago – if they are deleting it, they’re bigger fools than they look.

]]> By: adam2z http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-84 adam2z Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:28:59 +0000 http://alex.mullr.net/blog/2007/12/for-legal-reasons/#comment-84 <p>perhas they are deleting the information after that? ok. pipe dream.</p> perhas they are deleting the information after that? ok. pipe dream.

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