Data Protection

Question 1

Under what do individuals have a legal right to request a copy of their information?

Answer 1

A Data Subject Access Request (DSAR)

Question 2

What does the Data Protection Act 2018 cover?

Answer 2

~ The processing of general data

~ Law enforcement processing

~ National security processing

~ Regulation & enforcement

Question 3

What is the main purpose of data protection regulation?

Answer 3

Regulating the use of computers, automatic data processing equipment and relevant filing systems

Question 4

When would the UK GDPR apply to data controllers & processors outside the UK?

Answer 4

If they offer goods or services to UK individuals, or monitor the behaviour of UK individuals

Question 5

What are data controllers?

Answer 5

Those who say how and why personal data is processed.

Question 6

What are data processors?

Answer 6

Those who act on behalf of data controllers. They’re required to maintain records of personal data & processing activities

Question 7

What information does sensitive personal data include?

Answer 7

~ Ethnicity
~ Race
~Religion
~Political beliefs
~Health
~Sexual preferences
~Biometric data

Question 8

Who should be all businesses handling personal data be registered with?

Answer 8

The Public Register of Data Controllers

Question 9

Who must a firm report certain types of data breaches to?

Answer 9

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Question 10

Which rights does the UK GDPR provide individuals with?

Answer 10

~ To be informed
~ Of access
~ To rectification
~ To erasure
~ To restrict processing
~To data portability
~To object
~ To automated decision making & profiling