Comments on: Help us with The Big Dig http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:59:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: JOHN http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-708 JOHN Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:08:05 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-708 DoB is very important in doing company seaches. Some people, as directors of companies, use different addresses for different companies and the only way to check if they are the same person is by DoB DoB is very important in doing company seaches. Some people, as directors of companies, use different addresses for different companies and the only way to check if they are the same person is by DoB

]]> By: steve white http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-139 steve white Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:12:00 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-139 the dates of births are listed here eg http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=batt+&MemberName=o%27keefe&restr=0&disp=src&housetype=&HouseNum=&ConstID= but perhaps they've registered as data holder ,and thestory might need to do that to, then you can offer to put up correct info if you have it wrong the dates of births are listed here eg
http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=batt+&MemberName=o%27keefe&restr=0&disp=src&housetype=&HouseNum=&ConstID=

but perhaps they’ve registered as data holder ,and thestory might need to do that to, then you can offer to put up correct info if you have it wrong

]]> By: steve white http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-126 steve white Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:54:10 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-126 ah you can share google squared links list of tds and their dob (mostly) http://www.google.com/squared/table/agijC4n1M0FT2iRbwsZAu6kw is this a data protection breach? need column for maiden names of female politicians too ah you can share google squared links

list of tds and their dob (mostly)
http://www.google.com/squared/table/agijC4n1M0FT2iRbwsZAu6kw

is this a data protection breach?

need
column for maiden names of female politicians too

]]> By: steve white http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-124 steve white Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:39:54 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-124 using google squared (search) you can get a list of tds, then you ask for dob's and suddenly you have a list of most of their dobs' is that a breach of data protection? perhaps it is is if you republish it... using google squared (search) you can get a list of tds, then you ask for dob’s and suddenly you have a list of most of their dobs’ is that a breach of data protection?

perhaps it is is if you republish it…

]]> By: steve white http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-120 steve white Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:56:34 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-120 right to remove dob, would displaying year of birth be too much though, collect and keep dob privately for reference. would a a column for sources be useful right to remove dob, would displaying year of birth be too much though, collect and keep dob privately for reference.

would a a column for sources be useful

]]> By: cymorg http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-114 cymorg Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:52:04 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-114 Publishing D.O.B. would, in my mind, be a breech of the Data Protection Act. Collect the info privately by all means but do not publish it. Publishing D.O.B. would, in my mind, be a breech of the Data Protection Act. Collect the info privately by all means but do not publish it.

]]> By: Mark Coughlan http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Mark Coughlan Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:12:49 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-112 None this information is not already in the public domain. Only relevant info on partners (i.e if they own a business in an industry their partner may be able to influence) will be published. None this information is not already in the public domain. Only relevant info on partners (i.e if they own a business in an industry their partner may be able to influence) will be published.

]]> By: Paul http://thestory.ie/2009/09/23/help-us-with-the-big-dig/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Paul Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:46:32 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=216#comment-111 Have you checked out your obligations under Data Protection law? You may be able to justify compiling or collating publicly available information on politicians but if you start publishing personal information on their spouses you might be crossing a line and could be vulnerable to contravening the Data Protection Acts. Have you checked out your obligations under Data Protection law? You may be able to justify compiling or collating publicly available information on politicians but if you start publishing personal information on their spouses you might be crossing a line and could be vulnerable to contravening the Data Protection Acts.

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