The data protection act 1998

Question	Answer
Year the data protection act was passed	1998
8 principles of the data protection act	Processed fairly and lawfully Processed for limited purposes Adequate and relevant Kept accurate and up to date Kept for no longer than necessary Must be kept secure Processed within subject's rights Not transfered to countries without adequite protection
Minnimum fine for not complying	£5,000
Data subject	Person who's data is being held
Data user	Person in an organisation who uses the data
Data controller	Person in an organisation who is responsible for ensuring data is used according to the data protection act
Information Commisioner	Government department that enforces the data protection act
Data user examples	teachers, receptionists, police officers, doctors, employers, opperators
Exemptions	Organisations exempt form the data protection act
Exemptions examples	Police force, Intelligence agencies, needed to collect taxes, where information must be avalible to the public
Pros of storing data	Fast acess to data account balance can be updated quickly Don't have to remember the information
Cons of storing data	Database is required to store it Security measures must be in place Data must be relevant and up to date
Maximum fine for not complying	£500,000 (or half a million pounds)

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