Hi,
Been reading the posts with interest, & as I've had some dealings with the DPA.....
Personal information cannot be released without your consent, the only exception is serious crime issues, and even then, the police etc need a court order, if the material is held by a private organisation. Govt agencies have diff. criteria, but a strong justification needs to be made to release the info.
Any requests from agencies outside the UK are obviously outside of UK law (that includes the EU) and have no legal basis. Serious crime issues would have to be passed onto UK authorities, who would then follow the procedure outlined above if they felt justified in doing so - in all cases UK law applies.
Whether your ISP can keep records of your e-mails etc, I'm not sure about - maybe somebody else has more info.
Phew!!! such a long post for my first time!
