I still can't send photos via MMS but I have configured the phone so that I can send pics via email. This has the added advantage that I can send them at full resolution but obviously this slows things down a bit. But hey it works and that's the main thing.
Edit: at 15:30 (or thereabouts) all the missing MMS suddenly turned up which meant I had to go away and delete them all.
So Tesco can avoid their legal obligations by claiming "human error". Might be a handy excuse the next time I do something wrong ..
----- Original Message ----- From: <******@dataprotection.ie> To: <*******.COM> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:58 AM Subject: Complaint - Actual Mr. *********
> Brief Description : concluding email to DS > Comments : > > Mr. ********, > > This Office contacted the Data Compliance Manager in Tesco during the > investigation of your complaint. They were reminded of their obligations > under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 at this stage. We are of the > oppinion that they are aware of their obligations and that "human error" > was the reason for the delay in the response to your original email to > them > in October 2005. > > This Office will not be taking any further action on this matter. > > I trust that this clarifies the situation for you. > > Regards, > ********. > 24/01/2006 > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Office of the Data Protection Commissioner > Block 6 > Irish Life Centre > Lower Abbey Street > Dublin 1 > Ireland > telephone: + 353 (0)1 874 8544 > fax: + 353 (0)1 874 5405 > website: www.dataprotection.ie > > > "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or > entities other then the intened recipient is prohibited. If you recieved > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any > computer. It is the policy of the Data Protection Commissioner's office to > disallow the sending of offensive material and should you consider that > the material contained in this message is offensive you should contact the > sender immediately and also mailminder@dataprotection.ie."
Back on the 11 October 2005 I requested a copy of my pesonal details from Tesco. The data is supposed to be supplied within 40 days but it wasn't and I had to make a complaint to the Office of the Data Protection Commssioner who dawdled a bit and eventually after prodding responded that they would send my request to Tesco.
Today 20 January 2006 I received the requested information - 100 days after making my initial request. Obviously all Tesco's advertising about "every little helps" and "we're listening" means diddly squat. More to the point it means that our data protection laws are regularly flouted by large companies and once again the consumer is shafted...
Of course the fact that I'm down as a "time poor/food rich" "low weekly spend" shopper doesn't endear me to them ;-)
Diarmuid and I went to London today with easyjet. The flight was delayed due to a guy getting sick just before we left the stand and for a while it looked like he would be offloaded. The only other excitement was yer one behind me giving out about a child crying - as if the parents wanted it too.
Ten minutes after getting off the plane we were on the train to Victoria. And then the circle line to south Kensington for the natural history museum where we wanderf around looking at dinosaurs and fossils. Then to the basement where they have stuff that children can touch and measure etc - snake skin, bugs, bones, rocks etc - it went down a treat.
Then to the travellodge in islington where we have a twin room for £10 and 6.50 for breakfast for 2 !
Tonight we went to the Barbican where we went to TinTin - which was a play based on "tintin in tibet" it was excellent and the characters were true to the books. It was funny and appealed to all ages.
The barbican itself is impressive. 8ack then to the hotel for a drink before bed. Night !
