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The DPA - The data Protection Act - What Are My Rights And How Does It Affect Me?
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The DPA - What Are My Rights And How Does It Affect Me? The Data Protection Act (DPA) works in two ways. One of them gives you certain rights. The other states those who use information must abide by the eight principals of good information handling. Many people and companies, known as data users, have information about us, the data subjects. This information can be anything from your payroll to your police record. The uses of personal information like this can have many benefits like better healthcare or it can help to fight crime. There can also be problems with them having your personal information for example if it's out of date or entered wrongly. You could be confused with someone else and refused a job, housing or even a place in college if they think your someone else. The eight principals of good information handling were established to ensure your personal information is...
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