4.2 Global Information Protection

Question 1

What is global legislation about data

Answer 1

Data protection outside of the UK
Personal data should not be transferred out of the UK unless the country receiving the data has adequate data protection laws that match GDPR

Question 2

What is the EU - US privacy shield

Answer 2

personal data could be sent between European countries and the US due to safe harbour 2000-2015 and the EU - US privacy shield 2015-2020
This provides protection to European data in the US and requires both companies engaged to sign up to the scheme before data can be transferred.
The companies must have been assessed as responsible for the security of the data.

Question 3

Why did the EU - US privacy shield end in 2020

Answer 3

The European court argued it did not adequately protect the personal data of Europeans from the governments access.

Question 4

What does UNCRPD stand for

Answer 4

United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

Question 5

What is the UNCRPD

Answer 5

The human right that states disabled people should be able to access information systems and use digital means to express their opinions.
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