Morris Minor Owners Club

Heathy12-Exmouth-Devon
Alex_Holden-Burnley-Lancashire
RogerRust-Bedford-Bedfordshire
RayOfLeamington-Leamington_Spa-Warwickshire
Kevin-Watford-Hertfordshire
HarryMango-Leicester-Leicestershire
Dunketh-Portland-Dorset
Welung666-Dudley-West_Midlands
Picky-Elvington-East_Yorks
rob_jennings-Southampton-Hampshire
leyther8008-Leigh-Lancashire
chickenjohn-Margate-Kent
Busguy-Middleton_0n_Sea-West_Sussex
Onne-Napton_on_the_hill-Warwickshire
dave1949-wellingborough-northants
Ugabugchugabug-Bognor-Regis-West_Sussex
aupickup-East_Sussex
Jonathon-Warwick-Warwickshire
Mike_Shipman-Sway-Hampshire
WPR678B-Verwood-Dorset
stevey-Belfast-Northern_Ireland
Orkney-Orkney
Dominic-Thornton_Cleveleys-Lancs
dp-Chingford-London
t_hinchliffe-Weston_Super_Mare-Somerset
plastic_orange-Broughty_Ferry-Scotland
Paulk-Southampton-Hants
JimK-Downton-Wiltshire
Leafie-Manchester-Lancashire
PaulHumphries-Stoke_on_Trent-Staffs

As Ray has mentioned previously, please remember the Data Protection Act

heathy12 wrote: & don't worry the little red car that will apear on the map is not over where you live just the nearest town so its just a guide and rough idea of where abouts a member is based, no streetnames addresses or postcodes!

What about the data Protection act??

theminorsite wrote:http://www.theminorsite.co.uk/phoogle_map.php has a visual representation - zoom in and change to 'satellite' view and you can almost get close enough to see the Moggy in the drive

'This' about the Data Protection Act

Judge wrote:As Ray has mentioned previously, please remember the Data Protection Act

How does the the act cover instances like this where people are volunteering the information knowing full well that it's going to be displayed publically ?
I thought the act only applied to data kept electroncially that wasn't normally easilly accessable.
Surely in this instance it would be deemed people are waving any right for their data to be kept private by putting it onto a public forum.
Maybe this is where the secrect lawyers, that keep reminding the moderators that they must watch what people write on the forum to avoid the club being liable, should step forward and clarify the situation

Paul Humphries

Why not familiarise yourself with it

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm

Judge wrote:Why not familiarise yourself with it

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm

This can easilly drift into another over moderatoring type thread.
If you don't know what aspect of the act we are breeching then why not discuss with other moderators and then post a message which give an answer .

Paul Humphries

By highlighting a previous posting I was trying to do exactly that. As I see it MMOC members and non members, by adding their area details to this thread, may be agreeing that this information can be posted, but are they agreeing that this can be added to a map that shows their exact location?

Judge wrote:added to a map that shows their exact location?

Nope, not at all. As stated previously names will be placed over nearest town or city PLEASE READ THREAD FULLY BEFORE POSTING IN FUTURE!

Judge wrote:Why not familiarise yourself with it

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm

Oh dear!

Please start a new thread with gripes groans and issues you think you've found as thread hi-jacking is not really appreciated by anyone, this thread has a meaning and a purpose and should not be turned from the original idea such as some people are trying.

Now were over that, back to names and places now peeps!

Hopefully find some time tonight to get the Map started.

heathy12 PM sent

Judge wrote:

theminorsite wrote:http://www.theminorsite.co.uk/phoogle_map.php has a visual representation - zoom in and change to 'satellite' view and you can almost get close enough to see the Moggy in the drive

'This' about the Data Protection Act

Judge, I dont understand what you're trying to say there. If you think there's something 'wrong' with what I'm doing there, please do let me know. I'm well aware of the DPA - working for social services its difficult to avoid it - and I'm reasonably confident that I'm not in breach of any part of it.
Hope that helps

Judge wrote:By highlighting a previous posting I was trying to do exactly that. As I see it MMOC members and non members, by adding their area details to this thread, may be agreeing that this information can be posted, but are they agreeing that this can be added to a map that shows their exact location?

No offence intended but you've obviously not looked at the page first. The map field has been deliberately modified to allow zooming to a particular level only - it is physically impossible, even for me as the moderator of the database, to 'pin' anyone down closer than a radius of a couple of miles - the zoom will not go in any further.

Judge wrote:As Ray has mentioned previously, please remember the Data Protection Act

FWIW, and to protect the innocent (Ray), I think that was me

to protect the innocent (Ray),

Wow! I think that's the first time I've been called 'innoccent'

I did however think the same as Judge to start with - the comment of see the moggy on the drive would make people nervous. I went and checked the other moggie map to make sure - You CAN'T identify the exact location of anyone (unless by pure accident).

Like I said, IANAL and I reckon it's getawayayable withable, but something to bear in mind

If this thread is still going and the map idea is still active, then here goes. I think my location is included in my details anyway at the side for all to see normally, and my user name is a big clue to my location too

Heathy12-Exmouth-Devon
Alex_Holden-Burnley-Lancashire
RogerRust-Bedford-Bedfordshire
RayOfLeamington-Leamington_Spa-Warwickshire
Kevin-Watford-Hertfordshire
HarryMango-Leicester-Leicestershire
Dunketh-Portland-Dorset
Welung666-Dudley-West_Midlands
Picky-Elvington-East_Yorks
rob_jennings-Southampton-Hampshire
leyther8008-Leigh-Lancashire
chickenjohn-Margate-Kent
Busguy-Middleton_0n_Sea-West_Sussex
Onne-Napton_on_the_hill-Warwickshire
dave1949-wellingborough-northants
Ugabugchugabug-Bognor-Regis-West_Sussex
aupickup-East_Sussex
Jonathon-Warwick-Warwickshire
Mike_Shipman-Sway-Hampshire
WPR678B-Verwood-Dorset
stevey-Belfast-Northern_Ireland
Orkney-Orkney
Dominic-Thornton_Cleveleys-Lancs
dp-Chingford-London
t_hinchliffe-Weston_Super_Mare-Somerset
plastic_orange-Broughty_Ferry-Scotland
Paulk-Southampton-Hants
JimK-Downton-Wiltshire
Leafie-Manchester-Lancashire
PaulHumphries-Stoke_on_Trent-Staffs
Iandromiskin-Dromiskin-Ireland

I lied about my location Actually I am within 10 miles of Bedford! that puts me in a area of 314 square miles. Close enough for rock and roll!!

I just put Dudley and as there is around 2.5mill people of voting age in the borough that is about as anonymous as I can be

I'm just not that bothered - anyone who knows my last name and which county I live in can find my address with about 5 clicks on tinternet, but anyone who doesn't can just ask!
Tea/coffee milk and sugar is readily provided for anyone with the time to talk about Minors, Land Rovers, Trabants, and/or silly road trips.

[e.g. Wanderingstar - nice to see you the other day! Glad you found somewhere to park the HGV]

For people who don't want to be identified on a map -just don't submit your info to be included on the map.

Quite