West Lothian and email

Pete Mitchell ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:28:06 +0000


Roland Perry wrote  on 14-01-09 09:54:
> But I've had all kinds of "because of data protection" nonsense, 
> including for example, NTL once using it as an excuse why they couldn't 
> tell me my *own* phone number (for a line I'd ordered and was awaiting 
> installation).
> 

My all-time favourite was when I rang the garage to enquire how the 
repairs to my car were getting on. They couldn't tell me, because of the 
Data Protection Act.

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Pete Mitchell