PaddyBloggit
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Google does that too.
So you re saying that photos,published on the internet, of the outside of someones family home, with their address tagged to it - is not their personal data?
That isn't true, the images are not protected PII. They are not the property of the OP and the property owner is free to use them as they see fit.Correct. They weren’t. But they are now. And if they remain published post-sale, the new owner has a right to request their removal as the EA no longer has any valid reason to continue to publicise the data.
An address only becomes PII when it is tied directly to a person. Unless Google or other online publications listing the address also state the person's name, there's no issue.So you re saying that photos,published on the internet, of the outside of someones family home, with their address tagged to it - is not their personal data?
Yeah, but plans are public information. Anything modern is searchable online, the older stuff is still available to anyone who wants it enough to call to the local planning office and ask.Some adverts do show floor plans.
What’s “PII”?That isn't true, the images are not protected PII. They are not the property of the OP and the property owner is free to use them as they see fit.
Wait 'til you hear about www.eircode.ie and Google maps.So you re saying that photos,published on the internet, of the outside of someones family home, with their address tagged to it - is not their personal data?
Why not? If their phone number is their personal data then i dont see why the above isnt.
If what you are saying is correct,then I would think it should be classified as personal data.
PII = Personally Identifiable Information, common term in data protection circles to describe covered information.What’s “PII”?
Is it. Thanks.PII = Personally Identifiable Information, common term in data protection circles to describe covered information.
That isn't true, the images are not protected PII. They are not the property of the OP and the property owner is free to use them as they see fit.
So how do pictures of a house taken before the current owner took possession allow for the identification of the current owner?Personal data can be information where the data subject is identified – “John’s favourite colour is blue” – or where they are ‘identifiable’ – “John’s sister’s favourite colour is blue” (where you don’t know his sister’s identity, but could find out using context and/or additional information).
Are you saying that those individuals used no information other than pictures of a house on daft to establish your identity as the new purchaser?Simple. Personal example. I purchased a distinctive house outside a town a few years ago. Detached, on its own site. The EA didn’t remove pics nor did he remove the address immediately after the sale.
Several local colleagues and friends of mine contacted me after the sale closed to congratulate me on the acquisition and to say that my new house looked lovely on Daft.ie.
What's that got to do with photos of a house from a time before you owned it somehow revealing your identity?If you’re more nifty and curious, you can do a Property Registration search against the address to establish the owner.
Yes. People talk.Are you saying that those individuals used no information other than pictures of a house on daft to establish your identity as the new purchaser?
If so how, if not, I suggest you have a read of the Data Protection Acts.
What's that got to do with photos of a house from a time before you owned it somehow revealing your identity?
Property registration is a matter of public record, so you don't need to be all that nifty. I'm sure you understand GDPR doesn't apply to matters of public record?
So on what grounds do you believe that photographs of a house from a time before you owned it constitute your personally identifiable information?Leo. You seem to know your stuff. I do too and am well familiar with the law.
Stop.So on what grounds do you believe that photographs of a house from a time before you owned it constitute your personally identifiable information?
Leo. You seem to know your stuff. I do too and am well familiar with the law.
I haven’t the energy to engage back and forth on this. Photos of a house I bought were linked to me. Therefore they’re within the definition of personal data.
Yeh.You're obviously not that familiar with data protection because you're totally wrong.
So when someone sells a house they should be handing over all their personal photos from inside the house as well? How about newspapers with pictures of people doing interviews in peoples homes, should they go too after a sale?Hang on...the pictures of the house may have been taken before you owned the house but now that you own it of course it could be linked back to you. It is personal data under the data commissioners own definition.
In addition, the address is tagged to the pictures and videos. That address is your personal home address. The pictures and videos are of your home. That is your personal data and its an invasion of privacy.