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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: 1. 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...

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