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Data Protection Act
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(legal)Data Protection Act - (DPA) A UK law guaranteeing rights to individuals in relation to personal data that others hold on them. For example, under the DPA, you have the right to see what data a company holds on you.


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The UK Data Protection Act 1998 took effect on March 1, 2000, but its provisions are incremental and organizations do not have to fully comply for 7 years.
Paradoxically, a considerable amount of the legislation summarized in this Report has its origins in concerns for the rights of freedom of the individual, most obviously the Human Rights Act 2000, but also the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Access to Health Records Act 1990, and the Data Protection Act 1998.
 
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