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> I contact external suppliers who use our data and receive a wall of silence. > Displaying certain sensitive information, prescriptions for pupils, are now ou

> I contact external suppliers who use our data and receive a wall of silence. > Displaying certain sensitive information, prescriptions for pupils, are now outlawed, this could compromise safety. Oh no! Protecting pupil's private information. For me, the shocking part is that the suppliers aren't receiving anonymized data already.

andybak 8y ago
I don't think you read the sentence properly before responding. Notice the word "safety" there? I presume he's talking about issues where you need ready access to medical data for students to allow a quick response to medical emergencies in class or elsewhere. Things like allergies and other conditions where normal first aid might cause serious harm. There seems to be two types of responses to GDPR. On one side people saying "I don't see what the problem is with just doing the right thing!" and on the other people that have thought about it in a real-world scenario to realise what the problems might be.
- guitarbill 8y ago
  That's not how I read it, since there's already data protection laws for how to handle kids information. If the data is being used for it's intended purposes ("Parents, give us this information so we can use it in an emergency"), and there's some kind of safe-guard (Only teachers can see it), that should still be fine. What about that under the GDPR is not okay?
  - andybak 8y ago
    > What about that under the GDPR is not okay? I don't know because I didn't write the original post. However your interpretation seems rather peculiar considering the last part of the sentence explicitly mentioned safety issues. One should surely give the original commentator the benefit of the doubt that he talking about a real issue and not just saying "I don't care about pupil's privacy"
- watwut 8y ago
  These mesical data were supposed to be private by other laws even before - unless you have consent from parent.

andybak 8y ago

I don't think you read the sentence properly before responding. Notice the word "safety" there? I presume he's talking about issues where you need ready access to medical data for students to allow a quick response to medical emergencies in class or elsewhere. Things like allergies and other conditions where normal first aid might cause serious harm. There seems to be two types of responses to GDPR. On one side people saying "I don't see what the problem is with just doing the right thing!" and on the other people that have thought about it in a real-world scenario to realise what the problems might be.

guitarbill 8y ago
That's not how I read it, since there's already data protection laws for how to handle kids information. If the data is being used for it's intended purposes ("Parents, give us this information so we can use it in an emergency"), and there's some kind of safe-guard (Only teachers can see it), that should still be fine. What about that under the GDPR is not okay?
- andybak 8y ago
  > What about that under the GDPR is not okay? I don't know because I didn't write the original post. However your interpretation seems rather peculiar considering the last part of the sentence explicitly mentioned safety issues. One should surely give the original commentator the benefit of the doubt that he talking about a real issue and not just saying "I don't care about pupil's privacy"
watwut 8y ago
These mesical data were supposed to be private by other laws even before - unless you have consent from parent.