"The ICSA Data Protection Troubleshooter" is a practical and accessible guide to privacy legislation. A detailed outline of the Data Protection Act 1998 is complemented by analysis of privacy legislation's impact on business activities such as e-commerce and staff monitoring. The book also includes solutions to recurring data protection problems. The reader is assisted throughout by precedents, high quality references from the Office of the Information Commissioner, and a glossary of key terms.

Table of Contents

Ackowledgments Preface Glossary of Key Terms Table of Statutes Table of Cases Part 1 Introduction to Data Protection Legislation 1 1The Legislative and Regulatory Background 1 The Conceptual Background 1 Penalties for Non-Compliance Part 2 Operations of the Data Protection Act 1998 4 Notification 5 Processing Data Fairly and Lawfully 6 Purposes, Proportionality and Data Integirty 7 Subject Rights 8 Security 9 Transfers Abroad Part 3 Practical Issues Arising from the Data Protection Act 1998 10 Data Protection in the Context of Employment 11 Monitoring Employees 12 Due Diligence on Transactions 13 CCTV Usage 14 Buying and Selling Personal Data 15 Direct Marketing 16 Credit Reference Agencies 17 The Internet 18 When Things Go Wrong Part 4 Trouble-Shooting Q & As Appendices Further information Index