http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2007/05/05/privacy-and-a-tale-of-headless-riders-police-blogs-and-security-theatre.aspxWhen dealing with data privacy, we need to think about proper use of Personally Identifiable information (PII) - the kind which can be used to identify someone and which tells us something about them. In the UK, the Information Commissioner , overseesen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2007/05/05/privacy-and-a-tale-of-headless-riders-police-blogs-and-security-theatre.aspx#892736Sun, 06 May 2007 13:21:36 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:892736AdamV<p>Shocking and arguably wrong as the display of the motorcyclist's pictures may have been, it would not be a breach of the Data Protection Act as they did not identify a living person - your rights under this act stop the moment you are dead.</p>http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2007/05/05/privacy-and-a-tale-of-headless-riders-police-blogs-and-security-theatre.aspx#893104Sun, 06 May 2007 14:53:05 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:893104jamesone<p>Adam. You're absolutely right, this was personally identifiable information but it outside the scope of the DPA (there are law enforcement and journalism exemptions in the DPA as well). The way someone else died is not information about you, but if they are related to you it affects you. </p> <p>Legally the police did nothing wrong: the investigation will answer questions of ethics and good conduct. Perhaps if the police had spoken to the dead mans father they would have told the journalists that most of the family didn't have the details and would they please keep it that way. </p> http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2007/05/05/privacy-and-a-tale-of-headless-riders-police-blogs-and-security-theatre.aspx#908274Tue, 08 May 2007 23:16:02 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:908274James Senior<p>large scale bitlocker deployment? &nbsp;Microsoft IT? :)</p> http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone/archive/2007/05/05/privacy-and-a-tale-of-headless-riders-police-blogs-and-security-theatre.aspx#915150Wed, 09 May 2007 15:53:25 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:915150jamesone<p>he he. No I'm looking for customers who'd like to the be in the &quot;Secure Vista&quot; part of the IT pro momentum programme. I don't think MSIT are eligable. </p>