Data Protection Act GDPR

Question 1

What does GDPR stand for?

Answer 1

Genera Data Protection Regulations

Question 2

What date was the first and second Data Protection Act?

Answer 2

• 1998

- 2018

Question 3

What are the six basic principles to GDPR?

Answer 3

• Lawfulness fairness transparency
• Purpose limitation
• Data minimisation
• Accuracy
• Storage limitation
• Integrity and confidentiality

Question 4

Describe these principles.

Answer 4

• lawfulness - all data must be processed within the law as well as consent must be given by the person who’s data is being collected.
• purpose limitation - the data must be used for the purpose only. the company cannot say they want your information for emergency details and send you marketing
• data minimisation - no more data than necessary should be collected . They also only need certain personal information
• accuracy - personal data is accurate and up to dat. you also have the right to see the data held about you.
• storage limitations - personal data should be held no more than necessary.
• integrity and confidentiality - companies that process data should take every measure to ensure the security of the data.

Question 5

Are there penalties for allowing data to be compromised?

Answer 5

There are potentially huge penalties for companies who don’t keep the requirements of GDPR. A company can be fined up to 20 million euros or 4% of their total global turnover - a massive fine.

Question 6

What are some additional rights?

Answer 6

• the right to be forgotten
• social media posts deleted if you made them under the age of 18
• the right to have your data moved