Unit 1.8 - DPA

Unit 1.8 - DPA

1. Information Commisioner

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

2. Information Officer

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

3. Data Subject

   • A living indivudual who has data stored about them
     • Has rights to...
       • Request a copy of all data held about them,however they may have to pay up to £10

4. 8 Principles

   • Flood's Locks Are Always Kept Stylish Through Straighteners
   • Lawfully aqquired
   • Adequate
   • Accurate
   • Kept no longer than necessary
   • Secure
   • Transferred outside
   • Fair
   • Safe

5. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

   • The GDPR is a new EU law to protect data being transferred outside the EU
   • It will replace the 1995 Data Protection Act
   • It applies to all companies processing personal information that reside in the EU
   • It also applies to all companies processing an EU citizen's personal information
   • Any companies violating the GDPR will be fined 4% of their global turnover per year or €20 million (whichever is higher)
   • Any data breaches now have to be reported to appropriate authorities within 72 hours by law
   • More personal data is protected due to a changing definition of the term 'personal data'