Blum went on to say, "We are concerned that, among other things, the information in the letter is misleading and confusing to beneficiaries, who may believe that it represents official communication about the Medicare Advantage program".
In terms of the Act, fair and lawful processing of such data entails that the data subject give explicit consent unless, among other things, the information is necessary to protect the vital interests of data subject or another person, deliberately made public by the data subject, or is used by a health professional and is necessary for medical purposes.
That's the lovely thing about the information superhighway, though: you can correct such mistakes and then say, Glenn Hoddle-style, "I never did them things".
Inadequate attribution is one thing when the information is correct; it's another when the information is bogus.
Though it was apparently accidental, it's a very good thing that the Information Commissioner is scrutinising the process here.
"I have done what is the obvious thing, turning the information into real sounds," said Dr. Whittle, who presented his aural findings here at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
If this happens, it will be a good thing about the information highway: electronic communication won't reduce face-to-face communication; instead, it will focus it.
The problem, of course, is that the "everything else" that a growing chorus of web users don't want to see includes advertisements - the one thing keeping the information flowing.
Community management is a big thing and the information here is so rich.
