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Data Protection Act (1998)

Data Protection Act (1998) What is the Data Protection Act (1998) and why was it created? What are the eight principles of the Data Protection Act? Data Protection Act: What rights do we have? What is an Information Commissioner, Data Controller and Data Subject? Are there any exemptions to the Data Protection Act?

Data Protection Act (1998) What is it and why was it created? The Data Protection Act was developed to give protection and lay down the rules about how personal data can be used. It was created to protect individuals from misuse of this data. It governs the collection and processing of data by organisations and the individual rights to access the data if they wish.

Data Protection Act (1998) What are the eight principles of it? Data must be kept secure; Data stored must be relevant; Data stored must be kept no longer than necessary; Data stored must be kept accurate and up-to-date; 5. Data must be obtained and processed lawfully; 6. Data must be processed within the data subject rights; 7. Data must be obtained and specified for lawful purposes; 8. Data must not be transferred to countries without adequate data protection laws.

Data Protection Act (1998) What rights do we have as data subjects? To be supplied with the data held about us; To change incorrect data; To prevent data being used about us if it will cause distress; To stop data being used in attempts to sell us something; To use the law to gain compensation.

Data Protection Act (1998) What is an Information Commissioner, Data Controller and Data Subject? Information Commissioner: Person who has the power to enforce the Act. Data Controller: Person or Company that collects and keeps data about people. Data Subject: Person who has data about them stored outside their direct control.

Data Protection Act (1998) Are there any exemptions to the Data Protection Act? Any data held for National Security reasons e.g. MI5 Police can access personal information in order to solve crimes. The taxman can access personal information to ensure people pay their tax! Any data held for domestic purposes at home e.g. birthday lists, address books.

Task You need to create a powerpoint presentation on the Data Protection Act You need to include: when the act came out, what is the purpose of this act, Who does this act protect and why?