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Janey, I was drawn to item 1 and in my ignorance thought it may apply.
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TF -- I think the Human Rights Act doesn't apply (as the constitutional Charter of Rights in Canada wouldn't) because it applies only to "public authorities" -- but I think the Data Protection Act most definitely applies to the birth registration details, at least, contained in that post.
In case the person with the itchy trigger finger hasn't figured it out, this board is for making suggestions to the management of this site.
My suggestion is that I be provided with a reference to the post I have reported when I am informed of the decision to leave the post on the boards.
Quite apart from the suggestions repeated here at nauseam:
that the board be *actively* moderated and not policed by other members
that proper rules be established for the personal information given by posters on that board, and that the rules be enforced *actively*
that the board be eliminated as a waste of everyone's time, as diminishing the value of this website, and as an inevitable source of privacy violations
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The first three posts in this thread read as follows.
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16 May 2011 19:10
I have reported a number of posts on the Living Relatives board in the last couple of weeks, as privacy violations.
In most cases, I carefully copy the message, my review request and the number I am given when I submit the request.
I have received several responses by email that look like this:
Subject: Request For Review:Message Board Response
Dear Janey
Thanks for reporting this post to us. We have taken a look at it and have decided that it can remain on our message boards.
Kind Regards,
Genes Support Team
Well, that's useful. WHAT post??
-edit- The email writer at GR *can't tell me* -- doesn't know.
The decisions made by "the team" are notoriously arbitrary and inconsistent.
I want to be able to assess that decision and make further representations if I think it necessary.
I take the protection of individuals' PRIVACY and IDENTITY seriously. I expect this corporation to do the same. If I see individuals' identity and details of their personal lives being improperly published on this site, I am going to pursue the issue.
Without a reference number, so I know what decision relates to what report, how am I to do that?
Perhaps that is the point ...
Please put the REFERENCE NUMBER on replies to review requests.
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And please FIX THE EMOTICON CODE PROBLEM that is in plain evidence in the above post.
Honest to ... what is the hold-up there???
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I've identified one of the posts that I asked be reviewed for privacy violations, and that has now been restored to the board.
It contains:
Marital history of the parents of an individual born in 1940.
Full name and birth details of that individual.
Marital history of that individual.
Full names and birthdates and mother's surname details of individuals born in the 1960s, children of the individual born in 1940.
All without the knowledge or consent of any of the obviously living individuals in question.
Anybody else here think that is consistent with the protection of individuals' privacy and personal data?
I don't. I've asked for an explanation.
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WHAT???
Does somebody want to post in this thread and tell me exactly what GROUNDS were cited in reporting my three posts in this thread as abusive???
They were not, and I am therefore going to reproduce them in full here.
See my next post.
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For what it is worth I agree with Janey. That post should not have been reinstated, not only does it contravene the Data Protection Act but also Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights
Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life
1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
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I've identified one of the posts that I asked be reviewed for privacy violations, and that has now been restored to the board.
It contains:
Marital history of the parents of an individual born in 1940.
Full name and birth details of that individual.
Marital history of that individual.
Full names and birthdates and mother's surname details of individuals born in the 1960s, children of the individual born in 1940.
All without the knowledge or consent of any of the obviously living individuals in question.
Anybody else here think that is consistent with the protection of individuals' privacy and personal data?
I don't. I've asked for an explanation.
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And please FIX THE EMOTICON CODE PROBLEM that is in plain evidence in the above post.
Honest to ... what is the hold-up there???
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I have reported a number of posts on the Living Relatives board in the last couple of weeks, as privacy violations.
In most cases, I carefully copy the message, my review request and the number I am given when I submit the request.
I have received several responses by email that look like this:
Subject: Request For Review:Message Board Response
Dear Janey
Thanks for reporting this post to us. We have taken a look at it and have decided that it can remain on our message boards.
Kind Regards,
Genes Support Team
Well, that's useful. WHAT post??
The decisions made by "the team" are notoriously arbitrary and inconsistent.
I want to be able to assess that decision and make further representations if I think it necessary.
I take the protection of individuals' PRIVACY and IDENTITY seriously. I expect this corporation to do the same. If I see individuals' identity and details of their personal lives being improperly published on this site, I am going to pursue the issue.
Without a reference number, so I know what decision relates to what report, how am I to do that?
Perhaps that is the point ...
Please put the REFERENCE NUMBER on replies to review requests.
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