[cooperation-wg] SMTP forwarding in the face of Data Protection Directive

On 21 maj 2011, at 12.18, Alessandro Vesely wrote:

> On 21/May/11 09:05, Patrik Fältström wrote:
>> I still do not see what you are after, given the various rules
>> regarding "temporary storage" that exists.
> 
> I'm not sure what rules you mean.  Let's assume, for example, that I
> have the addresses of all cooperation-wg subscribers on my personal
> address-book.  Then, if I send a message to all of us, my outgoing
> mail server will temporarily store the corresponding personal data for
> the sake of running my post through its queue.  I think Data
> Protection Directive imposes no duty in such case.  Is this what you mean?

Yes, as it is a temporary thing. And, it is absolutely not clear at all if email addresses by themselves impose privacy information if they for example are not even connected to the name of a person.

Etc.

> Let me note again how transparent a MLM is in doing its job.  It lets
> recipients know which specific (non-temporary) list their address was
> extracted from.  Not all list exploders work this way.


Correct.

But also, it depends on what information was sent to people when they subscribed, if they subscribed themselves, or if they where subscribed. Etc.

I think we should be careful of not making a rooster out of a feather.

We are still a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

   Patrik