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Many organisations that handle personal data and information will be subject to data protection act legislation and more specifically the Data Protection Act 1998, legislation that was introduced to protect sensitive personal data.
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a UK Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK.
Although the Act does not mention privacy, in practice it provides a way in which individuals can control information about themselves. Most of the Act does not apply to domestic use,[1] for example keeping a personal address book. Anyone holding personal data for other purposes is legally obliged to comply with this Act, subject to some exemptions. The Act defines eight data protection principles.
The 1998 Data Protection Act replaced the Data Protection Act 1984, and was written to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995. New additions include consent for Email marketing.
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- Insurance firm breaches Data Protection ActKent-based insurance firm Jubilee Managing Agency has been found in breach of the Data...News Date: 17:19 08 Jul 2009
- NHS trusts breach Data Protection Act with patient recordsFour new cases announced today serve as a "stark reminder" to all NHS organisations that sensitive patient information is not always handled with adequate security, said Mick Gorrill, assistant information comm...News Date: 12:15 30 Apr 2009
- UK firms ignorant of Data Protection ActA worrying 44% of IT heads use live customer data to test applications, even though the Act forbids firms from using data for anything other than the purpose it was collected.News Date: 12:33 03 Jul 2006
- British Council found in breach of Data Protection ActThe information Commissioner's office has found the British Council in breach of the Data Protection Act for losing an unencrypted disk containing personal...News Date: 17:57 20 Apr 2009
- Make sure that your business meets Data Protection Act guidelinesMake sure that your business meets Data Protection Act guidelines. Being in compliance with the Data Protection Act is one of the biggest challenges facing the modern employer. This is particularly relevant whe...News Source: www.prlog.org Date: 21:42 10 Aug 2008
- Strengthened Data Protection Act may force significant business change"Yes they may have notified the information commissioner that they're processing personal data and, yes, they may have addressed the way they collect data, with the tick box opt-in, opt-out stuff.News
- Infosecurity (UK) - Latest NewsInfosecurity magazine is devoted to the strategy and technique of information security. Editorial coverage includes all the top business sectors - finance, government, IT, consulting, manufacturing and wholesal...News Source: www.infosecurity-magazine.com
- Insurance firm Jubilee Managing Agency found in breach of data protection actFinextra: Insurance firm Jubilee Managing Agency found in breach of data protection act - company announcement from Information Commissioner's OfficeNews Source: www.finextra.com
- Sharpen up your data protection actThe collection and use of personal information is essential to the functioning of businesses, but IT departments...Opinion Date: 17:32 12 Mar 2008
- Networks GenerationJust when I thought the days of everyone trekking off to Spain or France (I know - I'm the local there) in July had vanished, so the networking industry goes eerily quiet.Blogs
- Data Protection Act - Red alert, all areas!In the second of two articles a top IT lawyer looks at the wide sweep of the Data Protection Act and analyses the effects on data...In Depth Date: 17:45 04 Feb 2003
- How to write an online code of conduct for employeesWhen you give your employees internet access, you give them a resource that has the potential to deliver enormous business benefits. But it also has enormous po...In Depth Date: 16:01 19 Oct 2009
- Law firm breaches Data Protection ActA law firm has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act after a laptop containing the details of 100,000 customers was stolen. Amicus Legal Ltd reported the theft of the laptop, which was the priva...Web Source: www.bcs.org Date: 17:02 11 Jun 2009
- Cheat Sheet: Data Protection Act 1998 - Security Strategy - Breaking Business and Technology News1998? That's a bit out of date isn't it? Not really. The Data Protection Act 1998 only came into force in 2000 and businesses didn't have to be fully compliant until October 2001. It takes a while for some legi...Web
- Infosecurity (UK) - Government to toughen Data Protection ActNew sanctions will be added to the UK’s Data Protection Act for serious breaches, the chancellor Alistair Darling told parliament on 17 December.Enterprise Source: www.infosecurity-magazine.com
- New Toolkit Fast Tracks The Path To Data Protection Act CompliancePR: The secure management of personal digital information is becoming a key challenge for organisations, and new UK legislation makes them liable to heavy fines if they commit serious breaches of the Data Prote...Pressrelease Source: www.prweb.com Date: 14:49 16 Jun 2008
- Data Protection Act - What's the Damage?One of the interesting points somebody made earlier on this week was about the difficulty individuals face in this country, if they feel so inclined, to claim damages against an organisation under the terms of ...Blog Date: 21:37 20 Sep 2007
- 500k fines for data protection breaches - but what about Govt breaches?The Ministry of Justice has begun a consultation on giving the Information Commissioner's Office the power to levy penalties of up to £500,000 for the most serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. The most ...Blog Date: 12:44 11 Nov 2009
- Coleman Report1. Introduction: background and context 8 1.1 Purpose of this report 8 1.2 Scope of the review 8 1.3 The changing context 8 1.4 Structure of the report 9 2. The changed environment: new challenges 10 2.1 Overvi...Blog
- Doctors' letter to justice secretary Jack StrawWe welcome your recent decision to rewrite the Coroners and Justice Bill and would like to request a meeting with you to discuss this further. We have grave concerns about the widespread powers Clause 152 of th...Blog Date: 10:52 03 Mar 2009
- The Data Protection Act and exam resultsOne of the websites I read via its RSS feed is that of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). And you need to read today’s release before your students! Students receiving exam results this summer can fin...Blog Source: blogs.msdn.com Date: 16:45 18 Aug 2009
- Speaking of Security... | Blog Entries: Government PolicyI've just returned from my summer vacation, somewhat foolishly deciding to spend it under canvas in the south-west of the UK and expecting to get good weather.Blog
- Blog: How the Data Protection Act affects your businessComplying with the The Data Protection Act (DPA) like most compliance tasks...Blog Source: community.zdnet.co.uk Date: 22:43 10 Dec 2008
- View from the HillThe UK Data Protection Act (1998) applies to any UK organization that holds the personal information of living individuals and compliance is mandatory. BS 10012 is designed to help an organization demonstrate c...Blog
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