The Manchester Branch of the British Computer Society is holding a very interesting meeting on 23 February 2004 at UMIST. The meeting is entitled DEVELOPMENTS IN DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION and will be given by Mr. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner himself. The recently appointed Information Commissioner will discuss developments in the protection of personal privacy, especially as it is affected by the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts. He will address the practical means for computer users to ensure that they stay within the law and that their data is secure.

Details of the meeting are as follows:

23 February 2004 at 6 15 pm

DEVELOPMENTS IN DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

BCS Manchester Branch & BCS Northern Medical SiG

Speaker: Mr. Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner

Venue: Renold Building, UMIST For directions please check http://www.crim.co.umist.ac.uk/location/