UK legislation & regulation relating to the storage & use of information

Question 1

Define Data Protection Act 1998.
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 1

• Enforced to protect people’s personal data from being accessed by others without authority. Enables people to know what info others hold, also insures it is used legally to an extent.
• On a system or file cabinet which must be safe, secure, and locked.
• Codes of practice are interpreted and applied to practices.
• Penalty, fines up to £500,000 plus.
• Regular check ups, up dates, reminders for destroying data.

Question 2

Define Regulation of Investigatory Power Act 2016.
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 2

• Prevent organisation to abuse the power they have for surveillance. Only certain organisation are allowed to do this with a granted authority to do so.
• Alphabetically, with security to protect the data & easily located.
• Ensure their staff are working efficiently, working ONLY on their job role = best staff.
• Penalty, fine or even imprisonment
• Software as well as the hard ware present, to record and store this information in a safe and secure way.

Question 3

Define Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 .
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 3

• Is a law which was created for biometric data which is collected, but not for a valid reason.
• Electronically, manual paper print, must be erased after a certain time.
• Used for only collecting purpose, no further. I.e: school meal finger print payment.
• Criminal offense
• Comply wit the law, keep data for a set time period, reminders to delete due deletion.

Question 4

Define Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2011.
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 4

• Only applied to organisation who wants to use electronic marketing.
• Stored in electronic files, with security to protect. collected thru cookies on sites etc.
• Used to add to customer profiles.
• Criminal offense
• Ask permission from the site user, make people aware 1st. Encrypt data collected for safety & security.

Question 5

Define Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 5

• Formed by the parliament in order for individuals to have the right to access information stored by public firms and organizations.
• Stored in a consistent specific way i.e electronically or files with security methods.
• Used enable people to see what info is held about them.
• Fine, penalty.
• File alphabetically, make data partially classified.

Question 6

Define Computer Misuse Act 1990. 
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 6

• Is a law, which was created to protect users from being talkative, and getting information taken from them
• Stored on systems
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• Penalty of 2/12 months imprisonment, fine
• Store, up date, anti- virus, locks, regular checks for unusual changes or activity

Question 7

Define Information Commissioner Code of Practice.
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 7

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Question 8

Define Copy Right, Design and Patents act 1988.
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 8

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Question 9

Define The Equality Act 2011.
How must it be STORED?
How is it USED?
Consequences of not following the law?
How can organisation COMPLY with the law?

Answer 9

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