Quoting Oki DZ ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Does it mean that if I want to download software -- like Sybase or Oracle, > dev. version -- from the Internet in which I have to provide my personal > information on their websites, basically the procedure is unlawful. Or > there _is_ a difference between putting information on a website (via HTML > forms) and in a local file (?). Eventually the data will be put in the > websites, but according to the law, the second one is basically wrong. > Or it just means that the Europeans are just weird (this would be > surprising for me, indeed).
Any legal advice from me would be worthless, so it's pointless prolonging this thread here. The developers may or may not have discussed these issues elsewhere. In Britain it is enough to know that the handling of personal data, by computer or otherwise, is regulated, and registration is required. Unless you're involved in doing it, that knowledge is just about sufficient to avoid breaking the law. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
