RE: Usenet Group - an alternative approach

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

I like your twisted mind Mark!!! :-)

I haven't even been reading the posts about the UK group lately because
they
wind me up sooooo much!

M.



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>Subject: [ukha_d] Usenet Group - an alternative approach
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>If I were an evil bugger, then I'd suggest that a group of us took
>the opportunity to monitor comp.home.automation and post very UK-
>specific comments on every question that was asked.
>
>I would have thought that a couple of days of doing this on every
>thread could convince the Americans that there were "non-US"
aspects
>to their questions.
>
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>For example, the "nanny-cam" thread could have Mark Harrison
post:
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>- "Obviously, you'd need to register with the DPR before setting
up a
>camera that might record your employees/contract workers, saying that
>you were going to collect (video) data about them for the purposes of
>monitoring their performance."
>
>Then Stuart Grimshaw could reply
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>- "Good point - but wouldn't the nanny then have the right to a
copy
>of the entire set of video footage containing her/him?"
>
>To which Mark McCall would say
>
>- "Yes, and you'd only be able to charge a maximum of £10 for
this,
>AND it would have to be provided on paper unless you could agree an
>alternative format, so in principle you'd have to print out every
>frame that had been recorded."
>
>So Keith Doxey could say
>
>- "Wouldn't there be an impact under the Human Rights Bill"
>
>(NB - he wouldn't mention that this is an EU bill - after all, the
>Americans don't flag up that their concerns relate to US legislature.)
>
>And Graham Howe could reply
>
>- "Yes, it's been in force since 25th February 2000 - you might
have
>to notify the nanny in advance that you reserved the right to film
>her. Suggest you talk to your local CAB before doing this.
>Alternatively you could look on the DTI website."
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>Mark ;-)
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