Tag for questions relating to personal data protection, and legal issues regarding privacy.
The Data Protection Act (DPA) is law in most countries with a number of rules and regulations concerning personal and private data.
- Data is processed fairly and lawfully
- Data shouldn't be given away without permission
- Data should be relevant and not excessive
- Data should be accurate and up to date
- Data should only be kept for as long as necessary
- Individuals have the right to check data which is about them
- Data should be securely kept
- Data must not be transferred to another country without adequate data protection
People involved include the data subject - the person who the data is about and the data controller - the person in charge of handling the data.
