Data Protection Act

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Data Protection Act
- Data can only be held for lawfull and sepcified purposesd only
data should be obtained and prosessed lawfully and fairly
- Data Protection Act
  - Data can only be held for lawfull and sepcified purposesd only
this means that you should be told about the data being collected
- data should be obtained and prosessed lawfully and fairly
this means you have to be told why they want that information
companies must update their data so they do not have the wrong information
- data should be correct and kept upto date
if the data being processed on the people is incorrect they have the right to have it changed
- data must be processed in accordance with the rights of the data subject
this means that if a company wishes to share data with a orgaisation in a different country , the country must have have a similar data protection law .