Data Protection: Getting Up Close And Personal

摘要

Until recently, data protection law had not often been headline news.The recent (numerous) high profile losses of personal information by various public authorities-most notably the loss by HMRC of the personal information of 25 million people-put an end to that.Richard Thomas who heads the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO),the body responsible for regulating and enforcing the Data Protection Act,summed up the sea-change that needs to take place: "Twenty five million records going missing from the HMRC is one of the most significant breaches in the history of data protection. This incident and its aftermath mark a turning point for data protection in the UK. Safeguarding large amounts of personal information - valuable assets for any organisation - has to be taken seriously from the top.