1.5 Legal, moral, cultural
and ethical issues
, The Data Protection Act (1998)
Data subject: The individual whose data is being stored.
• Data should be processed fairly and lawfully so the data subject has the right to
know why their data is collected
• Data should be used for a specified purpose
• Data should be adequate and not excessive so that irrelevant data is not stored
• Data should be accurate and up to date
• Data should not be kept longer than necessary so that details of data subject can be
removed from an organisation once they leave
• Data should be protected by security measures so malicious people cannot gain
access
and ethical issues
, The Data Protection Act (1998)
Data subject: The individual whose data is being stored.
• Data should be processed fairly and lawfully so the data subject has the right to
know why their data is collected
• Data should be used for a specified purpose
• Data should be adequate and not excessive so that irrelevant data is not stored
• Data should be accurate and up to date
• Data should not be kept longer than necessary so that details of data subject can be
removed from an organisation once they leave
• Data should be protected by security measures so malicious people cannot gain
access
