ECM 1407 Data Protection Flashcards

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3 key aspects of privacy

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  • Freedom from intrusion
  • Control of information about oneself
  • Freedom from surveillance
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Privacy back in the 60s

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  • From academic/military settings to
    ○ An increase in the collection and distribution of information as a commercial activity
  • Governmental centralization of information about individuals’ private affairs
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Privacy back in the 70s

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  • In 1972, the committee on Privacy - The Younger Report - Identified three areas of concerns when computers are used:
    1. Compiling personal profiles on single databases
    2. Data matching across multiple databases
    3. Unauthorised access to personal information
  • In 1974, Sweden bans the export of Swedish personal data to the UK.
    ○ The UK was considered a “data haven”: no legal control or regulation
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What is the Data Protection Act (1984)?

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It is concerned with personal data relating to an identifiable living individual.
The act considers:
- Data subject means an individual who is the subject of personal data.
- Data users are the ones who process and control data.
- Computer bureaux are those who only process data
The Data Protection Registrar was responsible for promoting data protection and enforcing the act as tribunals.

It is not about protecting data, but about protecting subjects’ right to their data

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Sneaky responses

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Data Sharing
Terms of service (or terms of use) consist of the legal agreements between a service provider and an individual who wants to use the service.
It is legally binding. Companies can refuse service.

“Terms of Service; Didn’t Read” website simplifies terms of services.
* “I have read and agree to the Terms” is the biggest lie on the web.
(Examples include instagram, facebook, spotify, ancestry.com, 23andMe)

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