[pdp-pcceg-feb06] References to Traffic Data Provision

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>]

Jef raises an interesting question and one that begs the questions / 
observations:
- if the data in question is truly non-personal what is its commercial value in 
collection?
- in the EU the assumption is that data should not be used for purposes other 
than that
originally intended - I believe there is a precautionary principle here.
- are there mechanisms where non-personal data may be combined with other data 
and the
result will be personally identifiable data ?

On point three, by way of example, grocery bar codes and RFID chips compile 
non-personal
data but once combined with data from shoppers loyalty cards, the result is a
commercially-rich data base of individual shopping patterns.

Philip