ICO plain guide to data protection
he Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has produced a new plain English Guide to Data Protection to provide businesses and organisations with practical advice about the Data Protection Act and dispel myths.
TThe guide will help organisations safeguard personal data and comply with the law. The guide takes a straight-forward look at the principles of the Data Protection Act and uses practical, business-based examples.
Christopher Graham, Information Commissioner, explained: "The Data Protection Act provides us all with important privacy rights and the vast majority of businesses and organisations understand their legal obligations to protect our personal details. However, there are still too many organisations playing fast and loose with personal data. Security breaches, inaccurate records and instances of data being held for too long are too common. This new guide will help organisations comply with the law and demystify data protection."
