Credit Checks ============= In my mind, this *could* be similar because it also involves getting access to private data only for a specific lookup. So, rather than granting a for-profit, private company access to all private data of everyone with a domain name, the person who wants a service can authorize a sort of credit/background check. This check could indeed give complete access to all records for that person, but in principle need not give the company access to all data.
This is perhaps "backwards". Someone doing a "check" doesn't need to be _provided_ with personal data, as opposed to them _providing_ the data and getting a Yes/No response. A bank doesn't hand out the name & address of their account holders (as a general rule) They do respond to financial queries from 3rd-parties when asked along the lines of _name_ of _address_ says they have an account with you, _details_, attached is their approval of this enquiry, can you confirm ? Plus those queries are logged, and available for the account holder to audit/get details of. Rob -- Rob Golding rob.golding@astutium.com Astutium Ltd, Number One Poultry, London. EC2R 8JR * domains * hosting * vps * servers * cloud * backups *