Many organisations store large amounts of personal information about people on their computer systems. This may be data on customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, etc
The Data Protection Act 1998 was introduced in the UK to regulate the processing of personal data to protect individuals' privacy rights. It aimed to give individuals more control over how their personal data is used by organizations and to ensure that data is processed fairly and lawfully.
The Data Protection Act was introduced with the increasing practice of storing peoples personal information on computer databases. It was set up to protect the privacy of the individual against unauthorised access to their personal details.
The United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) provides for the protection of personal data on computers and elsewhere. The act is similar to, and brought the UK into compliance with, EU data protection directives issued in 1995.
The Data Protection Act - is a set of laws that govern the electronic storage and use of peoples personal data.
To a great degree, the Data Protection act of 1998 was passed by the British Parliament in response to the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament so that could be considered the "who" that "invented" the Act. Somewhere there is probably a record of who first introduced the legislation and who introduced amendments and revisions to bring it into its current form, but so far I have been unable to find a good source for those details.
The data protection act states that you are allowed to change your personal information at any time if it is incorrect
Data Protection Act 2005, ePrivacy Regulations 2011, ePrivacy Directive 2002, Foreign Data Security and Protection Act 2004
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The purpose of the Data Protection Act is to regulate the processing of personal data to protect the rights and privacy of individuals. It sets out rules and principles for how personal data should be handled, stored, and used by organizations. The act aims to ensure that personal data is not misused or accessed without authorization, and that individuals have control over their own data.
The responsibility under the Data Protection Act lies with the data controller, who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, and the data processor, who processes data on behalf of the data controller. Both are responsible for ensuring compliance with the principles and requirements of the Act.
The United Kingdom Parliament The Data Protection Act 1998 is a United Kingdom 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 Please use the link below for more information
Yes, for instance the Data protection act in the US. It was put into force in 1998