1.8 - Data Protection Act

1.8 - Data Protection Act

1. Data Subject

   • A living individual who has data stored about them
     • Have rights to...
       • Request a copy of all data held about them
         • Might have to pay up to ten pounds

2. Information Commisioner

   • Someone in government upholding the law
   • Provides guidance to institutions

3. Information Officer

   • A person within an establishment that is responsible for enforcing the law

4. 8 Principles

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     • Lawfully obtained
     • Adequate
     • Accurate
     • Kept no longer than necessary
     • Secure
     • Transferred outside
     • Processed fairly

5. 1984 - First DPA law put forward

   • 1988 - Second version of the DPA put forward

6. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

   • EU wide
   • More items can be classified as personal data (Definitions of personal data)
   • Doesn't require a fee to request data (Legal rights of data subjects)
   • Fines for breaking laws of keeping the data
   • More explicit