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