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Businesses admit to breaching the Data Protection Act
Businesses should keep personal information secure

Nearly a fifth of businesses admit to breaching the Data Protection Act

Almost one in five businesses has unintentionally breached the Data Protection Act (DPA) at least once, according to a survey of over 500 SME’s by the UK National Standards Body, BSI. Common breaches include either passing on information to a third party, failing to hold information secure or neglecting other legal obligations.

Almost half said they had breached the Act on several occasions, and a further 18% said they weren’t sure if they had or not. The survey also revealed 65% of businesses provide no data protection training for their staff, nearly half said there is no one in their business who is specifically responsible for data protection, and 18% said data protection is less of a priority in the current economic climate. Mike Low, Director of Standards at BSI says, ‘The five million small and medium businesses in the UK form the backbone of the British economy. These organisations are handling vast amounts of personal information on a daily basis and while it is encouraging that some already have appropriate data protection measures in place, this survey shows there is still a long way to go.’

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2009 12 01

if my car gets a parking ticket from a private traffic company.They contact the dvla Swansea who for a price of £2.50 provide them with my name and address. is this against the law by breaching the data protection act by giving my details to a third party without my consent
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Tina
2009 12 08

I applied for a financial service in UK and my application was declined. When I asked for the reason I was only told that my application has not met the criterias of their “Automated Scoring System”.
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2009 12 31

The survey also revealed 65% of businesses provide no data protection training for their staff, nearly half said there is no one in their business who is specifically responsible for data protection, and 18% said data protection is less of a priority in the current economic climate.Sounds good to me.

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mamie
2010 01 02

The Act provides stronger protection for sensitive information about your ethnic origins, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, health, sexual life and any criminal history.
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2010 01 09

It covers any organisation that keeps personal data on people--medical records, employee records, whatever. So if you sare not meeting the standards, you had best change things that are required.Pimp Myspace Layout

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2010 01 25

how I can find out all the companies who have my details. I beleive it is possible to request this under the data protection act.on site shredding

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2010 03 17

how can we know about all the companies who has give me the detail information about the data protection act and is this possible?????error e79

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2010 04 22

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