The+Data+Protection+Act+(1998)

The Data Protection Act (1998)

The aim of the Data Protection Act is to protect the rights of data possessed by organisations. Under the rights of the act the companies/organisations are responsible for the security, accuracy and conditions of the data they have of their customers. For the companies that do not follow the act’s rules are then prosecuted. So all organisations have procedures in place to ensure they follow the rules and that their customers data is held securely.

Policies that should be in place to ensure:
 * Data is held by the organisation is accurate and up-to-date. This is done through the use of validation procedures. Ensuring data is up to date will include regular check-ups with clients.
 * Data use is consistent with the requirement that data must only be used for the originally designed purpose.
 * There are measure in place to protect the physical security of data held.

Case Studies
 * @http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11097376
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