What Rights Do I Have To Get Access To Data Held About Me, Including Personnel Records?
What rights do I have to get access to data held about me, including personnel records? The Data Protection Act 1998, which covers both the public and the private sector throughout the United Kingdom, gives individuals a right to find out what information, including personnel information, is held about them on computer and in some manual records.* This is known as the right of subject access. There is also a right to have inaccurate data corrected, blocked, erased or destroyed, and to seek compensation through the courts for damage and distress caused by such inaccuracy, or by any other contravention of the Act *(The Act applies to records held in manual filing systems if these are structured by reference to individuals or criteria relating to individuals, and allow easy access to the personal data they contain. The Act provides an exemption until 24 October 2001 from all its provisions, and a further six year exemption from some of its provisions, for those manual filing systems where data processing was already under way immediately before 24 October 1998. This is to allow organisations time to bring their systems progressively into compliance with the regime created by the Act.) There are a number of exemptions to the right of subject access. In particular, where subject access would disclose information about an identifiable third party, or the fact that they are the
The legislations that protects individuals and groups from the misuse of ICT
The legislations that protects individuals and groups from the misuse of ICT Legislation means the laws that are passed by parliament. Over the years many things have changed and as thins change new laws are created to prevent misuse. Computers have been developed and have become very popular and as the use of computers increases the amount of information stored in them will also increase i.e. bank details, credit card information, personal information and such. This information can be obtained and can cause harm to individuals and for this reason the following laws have been introduced to prevent this from happening: The Data Protection Act (1998) The data protection act was established in 1998 and has 8 principles: . processed fairly and lawfully 2. used for the lawful purpose it was collected for 3. adequate and relevant to purpose collected for 4. kept accurate and up-to-date 5. kept no longer than necessary 6. processed within the rights of the data subjects 7. kept secure 8. kept only within the EEC. This basically means that it however sensitive the information held by a company is about a person, that information must only be used for the reason it was collected. This law applies to all businesses and organizations and all the records that ate kept. Unfortunately there are some exemptions for this ACT. If you process data for personal, family or
Copyright law.
Copyright is the "exclusive right given by law for term of years to author, designer etc., or his assignee to print, publish or sell copies of his original work" (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/library/copyright.shtml (OED 1989), 07/10/2003) Copyright is a law that protects published and unpublished work that you can see, hear and touch, from being reproduced without prior consent from the creator of the work. Copyright law and copyright originated in the United Kingdom from a concept of common law, the statute of Anne 1709. It became statutory with the passing of the copyright act 1911. The current act is the copyright, designs and patents act 1988. (http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/law (01).htm ,17/10/2003) Until 1996, under UK law copyright ended fifty years after the creator of the work died or, if it was published after their death, fifty years after the work was first lawfully published. However, UK law was superseded by a Directive of the European Union from 1 January 1996. That harmonized the copyright laws in the member states of the Union and extended the period of copyright to seventy years for all member states of the European Union including the UK. So in the UK and throughout the European Union copyright now lasts for seventy years. In fact, it is slightly longer than that as copyright ends on 1 January after the seventieth anniversary. (
Ict and the law
ICT in the Law Data Protection Act 1998 The data protection act is there to keep people safe from identity theft. It also helps the police identify the criminals and stop them. This benefits people like me because it keeps my personal information safe when I use it on the internet and give my details when subscribing to a website. The act keeps my details safe from theft. Schools and colleges that I have been to have my personal information. They have my phone numbers and addresses. The Data Protection Act protects this information so it cannot be stolen. This means that they cannot give out any of my information to other people. My doctor also has my information. He has my address, phone number and medical records which are kept safe on a database so my details aren't stolen. My bank also has my details. It has my name, age, numbers and addresses. It also has my account details which need to be protected from thieves so my money is safe. Personal data must be got fairly and lawfully. It was brought in because more and more organisations were starting to hold people's personal information on computers. This was a problem because nobody knew who was holding their information. Data users must register all their purposes on a national register held by a Date Protection Commissioner and the data can only be used for that purpose. The second act was brought in after more people
File management and standard ways of working.
Keep information secure, e.g. from theft, loss, viruses, fire You should keep information secured from theft on hard disc failures; you can also keep your information safe from viruses that can wipe all your files off the computer. The way to keep the information safe is to have a BACK-UP file. A back-up file is a file that has all saved work on it and can be saved under a different name in a different folder or can be saved onto a disc. A floppy disc can also transfer up to 1.44 megabytes of data between computers. You can use hard discs for back-ups because the surface of the disc stores data digitally, CD-ROMs are read only optical discs, DVD's can hold up to 17 gigabytes of data, Magnetic Tapes are the most common used for back-up devices and Zip or Jaz disc the common removable media all these be used as back-up devices. We do back-ups so that any lost information that is important we can have a mirror copy of the document saved somewhere else so that nothing will happen to it. The backups should be used with passwords, username. I think backup are helpful because if the computer had a power failure and I haven't saved my work then it means I would have to do all the again, which means it would take longer then what it would have been if I had saved it in the fist place. Protect confidentiality, e.g. prevent unauthorised access to documents or records To protect
Outline the Data Protection Act and give examples of breaches.
MATTHEW ALLEN N5 Data Protection Act What is it? With the growth of information in technology, large databases are needed to hold the huge amounts of information. Global networks are used to share and distribute this information around the world in seconds. In order to control this and to protect people’s right to privacy, the Data Protection Act was introduced in 1984. The 8 basic principles: http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/the_guide/the_principles Data should… . Not be transferred to countries that do not have suitable data protection laws - There are similar data protection rules in all European Union countries. It is therefore acceptable to transfer personal data to another EU country, as it will still be protected. However, this principle refers to the European Economic Area (EEA) - this includes Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. (http://www.soas.ac.uk/infocomp/dpa/policy/outside/). Others countries, such as the United States, have not got suitable data protection laws either so personal data should not be sent to these countries. This rule ensures there is no getting around the data protection act by just sending data to somewhere where it is legal to reveal it. . Be processed fairly and lawfully - Basically, this means that the company must: • Tell people why, in clear language, they are processing their data. • Tell
Copyright patents act
MATTHEW ALLEN N5 Copyright Patents Act What is it? The copyright patents act of 1988 states that it is illegal to copy software without the permission of the person/company that owns the copyright of the software. The copyright holder is usually the author of the software. Illegal copying of software reduces the income to software companies. Having invested money in producing the software, these companies need to earn income from software sales to make profits. Offences which are outlawed by the act: * Unauthorised copying of software. * The selling of software that is known to be copied. There are some very serious actions which a court can use on anyone breaking the law. These include: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright,_and_Patents_Act_1988. * The copying or sale of copied software can mean a prison sentence of up to two years and a large fine. * Being in possession of a device designed to copy software can mean a prison sentence of up to six months and a fine of up to £2000. * Compensation is also often awarded to the software company that has had its software copied. Despite the fact that copying software is illegal many people still do it. To prevent this some software companies use copy protection methods to make it harder to copy software. Software companies also use licensing agreements to restrict what customers can do with the software that
Legislation and ICT
Legislation and ICT Briefly summarise the key points regarding the 4 Acts of Parliament The Health and Safety Act of 1974 was set up as a means to protect employees, the public, management and stop safety hazards at work. This is achieved by enforcing strict guide lines that all it may affect must abide by. Failure to do so can result in punishment and fines. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1989 makes it illegal to copy or steal software in order to protect the designer's prophets. This is done by placing a (c) symbol on all products protected by this act. Breaking this can result in legal action and possible imprisonment. The Data Protection Act of 1998 was developed to give protection and lay down rules about how data about people can be used for example criminal records and other such information. Breach of this act has serious consequences and can again result in imprisonment. The Computer Misuse Act 1990 stops the misuse of computers and communications systems for example: Hacking, Data misuse and unauthorised transfer or copying, Email and chat room abuses, Pornography and Viruses. Obviously this act is computer based so it is enforced by means of blocking and monitoring certain websites for breaches of the act. Doing so can result in a fine or imprisonment. How each Act protects each group Group Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Copyright, Designs
The data protection act
Dean Smith 11k LEGISLATION The data protection act was introduced in the UK in 1984. It gives rights to data subjects (i.e. people who have data about them stored on computer systems). The act was updated in 1998 to take the increasing use of computers, and changes in European Union law, into account. The 8 principles of the data protection act are: . Data must not be processed unless there is a specific lawful reason to do so. 2. Data must only be obtained and then used for a specified purposes. 3. Data should be adequate, relevant, and not excessive for the specified use. 4. Data must be accurate and where relevant, kept up to date. 5. Data should not be kept longer than is necessary for the specified purpose. 6. Data processing should meet the legal rights of the data subjects. 7. Data holders should protect the data against loss, theft, or corruption. 8. Data should not be transferred abroad, except to certain other European countries. Here are some useful bits of information to help protect your data: . To keep information is important and personal. People like to keep their own data to themselves. The main reason for this is to stop the breaching of their privacy from hackers. Their also like to keep their data classified from others as they can use their information to use for illegal purposes that can result in terrible issues. Some hackers even use
The data protection act
Confidentiality A key component for relationship building and sustaining relationships is confidentiality. Confidentiality in any workplace is of utmost importance. It is an important right for every individual. Confidentiality creates trust, respect and shows sensitivity. These qualities are especially important in school as parents, staff and children need to feel safe and secure. Safety and security can only occur where trust, respect and sensitivity are present. Individuals may not feel valued or able to hold their self esteem if private details are passed onto others. Important information may not be passed on if a breach of confidentiality is made. A professional practice would maintain confidentiality at all times. It is a legal requirement to keep individuals details confidential. This is governed by the Data Protection Act 1984 and 1998, the Access to Health Records Act 1990 and the Health Records Act 1990. The Data Protection Act 1998 enforces eight principles of good practice concerning data: . Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully; 2. Personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes, and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes; 3. Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which they are