data protection act
Cheat Sheet: Data Protection Act 1998
Cheat Sheet So who's fallen foul of the Data Protection Act so far? The Data Protection Act 1998 only came into force in 2000 and businesses didn't have to be fully compliant until October 2001. The Act is based on a European directive which requires member... [28 Aug 2007]
Data Protection Act could catch UK companies napping
News IT services group, NCC, is warning that changes to the UK's Data Protection Act could catch companies unawares. However, he admitted there is already a certain level of non-compliance with the current data protection law and companies should act... [07 Oct 1999]
Data Protection Act will catch out SMEs and dot-coms
News The 1998 Data Protection Act, which comes into force on 1 March, updates the previous Data Protection Act by recognising the distinction between various types of data. The act, prompted by an EC directive, includes a law limiting the transport of... [27 Feb 2000]
Data Protection Act a mystery to UK businesses
News From today, under the terms of the 1998 Data Protection Act, it is an offence for companies to distribute personal details of their employees or staff outside the EU, without explicit written consent. [29 Feb 2000]
Data Protection Act to be enforced after 1 March
News The UK Data Protection Act will be in force by 1 March, according to the Home Office. The draft regulation suggests that the fee for registering with the Data Protection Registrar will be raised to £35 per year, up from the £25 per year fee that... [21 Jan 2000]
Data Protection Act humbles Home Office
Comment His victory was down to two notorious pieces of legislation which have generated mountains of media coverage but little yet in terms of concrete goalposts - the Human Rights Act and the Data Protection Act 1998. [19 Nov 2001]
Data Protection Act will force data processing rethink
News The UK government's Data Protection Act will force companies to radically rethink the processing of personal data, according to Mark Crichard, head of technology group at law firm, Garretts. The Act, due to come into force on 1 March, will make... [17 Feb 2000]
Business told 'don't panic' over Data Protection Act
News The 1998 Data Protection Act, which promises tighter controls on personal data, is currently awaiting secondary legislation, which is due to be completed by next summer. But no one has to actually comply with the new act until 24 October 2001... [18 Nov 1998]
Understanding the Data Protection Act: Strategies for Professional Services Marketers
White Paper For the marketing teams in many professional services firms, understanding what they need to do in order to become (and remain) compliant with the requirements of the UK Data Protection Act (DPA) is at best a challenge and at worst a confusing... [10 Jan 2007]
The Data Protection Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: A Strategy for Compliance
White Paper On November 12, 1999, President Clinton signed the Gramm- Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) into law. Latis Networks can play an important role in helping your organization comply with the GLBA requirements. Latis provides affordable, easy-to-use network... [20 Sep 2005]
Greenville Hospital System Cures HIPAa "?u" With StorageTek Data Protection Solution
White Paper GHS had to act fast to cure that situation. With backup failures and the time taken to do backups exceeded the required time windows, they simply didn't have the data. Greenville Hospital System (GHS) is the largest healthcare provider in the state... [02 Feb 2006]
SOX Compliancy: End-Point Protection for Data Integrity
White Paper The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was enacted to restore that trust by holding public organizations and their executives personally responsible for the validity of their fiscal reports. When Enron executives submitted inaccurate fiscal reports... [05 Jul 2005]
Amazon case triggers data protection confusion
News Privacy groups have accused Amazon.co.uk of breaking the DPA by transferring customer data to the US, where protection rules are less stringent. The Data Protection Commissioner says each case is judged on an individual basis. [15 Dec 2000]
Data Protection Commissioner washes hands of Powergen
News Powergen breached the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 when it left the information in an insecure area of the web site, according to assistant data protection commissioner, Phil Jones. But he explained that the DPC has no power to take... [13 Oct 2000]
Data protection law doesn't stop crimefighters
News Companies can't use the Data Protection Act (DPA) as an excuse not to release personal information when it is needed in the fight against crime. The privacy watchdog said it had heard about organisations that are wrongly using the Act as an excuse... [20 Oct 2006]
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