Private Data in UK Law
Leading Cases
Legislation
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Data Protection Act 2018
....... (7) Regulations under section 137(1) or (6) may not apply to— . (a) (a) Her Majesty in her private capacity, . (b) (b) Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or . (c) (c) the Duke of Cornwall. Reports etc Reports etc . S-139 . ......
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Investigatory Powers Act 2016
...... interference and the acquisition and retention of communications data, bulk personal datasets and other information; to make provision about the ... (i) a public telecommunication system, . (ii) a private telecommunication system, or . (iii) a public postal service, . (b) (b) ......
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Electronic Communications Act 2000
...... to facilitate the use of electronic communications and electronic data storage; to make provision about the modification of licences granted ...Part, and. . . (b) relates to the private affairs of any individual or to any. particular business,. . . shall, ......
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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
...... by disqualified drivers; to create an offence of disclosing private sexual photographs or films with intent to cause distress; to amend the ... . 62B Data from electronic monitoring: code of practice . . (1) The Secretary of ......
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Books & Journal Articles
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More data for private investors.
...The Electronic Communications Act means that public companies can now use electronic media to communicate to shareholders information such as annual and interim reports and notice of meetings, as well as financial information. This puts private inves......
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Barriers to use open government data in private sector and NGOs in Pakistan
Purpose: Open government data (OGD) is making available data freely to all by the government with the aim to ensure accountability and transparency in government besides generating public value by ...
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The importance of open government data for the private sector and NGOs in Indonesia
Purpose: Open government data (OGD) is making data available free to all by the government with the aim of ensuring accountability and transparency in government besides generating public value by ...
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Terror bytes: the use of big data has come under the spotlight amid concerns that individuals' private information is being misappropriated on a commercial scale. Elisabeth Jeffries assesses the business implications as the EU prepares to update its data protection legislation.
...It was intended as an open, free and benign service connecting people across the planet. But today the web seems to be trapping terabytes of innocently supplied data for more pernicious purposes. Alongside the spiders of Google and Facebook at its ce......
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Law Firm Commentaries
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EU General Data Protection Regulation and private equity
To say that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or the Regulation) will change the existing data protection framework in Europe is an understatement. In less than a year, an ambitious, ...
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UK ICO Fines Private Sector Financial Organization Over Customer Data Mix-Up
On October 29, 2012, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office served a private sector financial services company with a monetary penalty of £50,000 for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act 1...
- Google Facing Claim For New Tort Of Misuse Of Private Information And Breaches Of Data Protection Legislation
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UK ICO Says Private Sector “Isn’t as Good as It Thinks It Is”
On September 14, 2011, UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham testified before the House of Commons Justice Select Committee. During the session, the Commissioner criticized the data protec......... 14, 2011, UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said that the private sector “isn’t as good as it thinks it is” when it comes to data protection compliance, and that many of the compliance problems that arise originate in the private sector. While giving evidence to the House of ......
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