Full Disclosure

[Nicholas Bohm]

Roland Perry wrote:
> In article 
> <7b6bd0c90805010006o12a7be91rb106218138264734@mail.gmail.com>, Joel 
> Harrison <joeldharrison@googlemail.com> writes
>> The point I'm making is that this is not a straightforward issue, and
>> one should not assume that IP addresses will invariably be personal
>> data.
> 
> I don't think that IP addresses can be personal data (or not) on a case 
> by case basis, because you can't design systems to treat different IP 
> addresses differently, having first been able to conclude, conclusively, 
> whether or not the one you are processing at the time is or is not 
> traceable to a particular natural person.

I don't think there's any doubt that Joel's conclusion is right in law; 
and the fact (on which I'm sure you're right) that the law is 
impracticable to implement in computer systems isn't a reason to doubt 
that it is the law.

Nicholas
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