Legislation Relating To ICT Flashcards
1
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What is the Data Protection Act 1998?
A
The Data Protection Act is an Act of Parliament that defines UK law on how to process data about an individual.
2
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What is the Data Subject?
A
The person or thing that the data is about.
3
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What is the Data Commissioner?
A
The ombudsman for the DPA, who makes the ultimate decisions with any case regarding the DPA.
4
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What is Personal Data?
A
Data that can identify the Data Subject.
5
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What are the eight principles of the Data Protection Act?
A
Must be kept up to date, must be kept secure, must be accurate, processed fairly and lawfully, processed according to rights, must be relevant, not transferred out of the EU (unless adequate treaties), must be for stated purposes only.
