Tag Archives: data protection
Email security and usage
Please note the Law may have changed since publication of article.
Email Data Security:
If your job is to maintain the security and integrity of your organisation’s network, a detailed knowledge of the Data Protection Act and related legislation is a boring but necessary part of the job for many of my clients.
Legislation can really only recommend [… read more]
Data Protection and the workplace
Regulatory Powers and Code of Practice
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We live in a world where our personal details are beknown to an ever-increasing number of people. Just look at the amount of mailshots that land on your doormat every day. Much of this information is obtained and/or used illegally [… read more]
Transmission of data to other countries
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Economic realities often dictate that it is far more cost-effective to send data abroad for processing than to process it within the UK.
In the light of the Data Protection Act 1998 (”the 1998 Act”), the question arises as to the legal implications of storing [… read more]
Financial Marketing – Opting in or out
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Whilst voluntary codes of conduct may exist, there is no statutory provision for unsolicited mail in the UK. However when it comes to email it’s a different matter. Under UK law (Reg 22 of the ‘The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003’ [… read more]
Mobile computing – some legal issues
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In this article we give an insight into some of the major issues that arise. However, there are many more and for further information, you may contact us.
Driving and mobiles
This is clearly a major issue, and there is more to it than one might [… read more]
Legal position of email disclaimers
Employers are responsible for the actions of their employees.
Please note the Law may have changed since the publication of article.
Norwich Union paid out £450,000 several years ago because of a libellous email sent by one of its employees. Defamation, unintended contract formation, misdirected emails all bring into focus the desirability of email disclaimers. The questions are what [… read more]
