Data Protecion Act

The Data Protection Act is a law designed to protect:

Personal data stored on computers or any other organising filing system

The theft of copyright materials

Your computer from being hacked

Against a friend to whom you've given your password and is now changing details of your account

The person (or officer) who has the powers to enforce the Data Protection Act is called the:

Information Commissioner

Data Controller

Data Subject

Data Sheriff

If data is collected and stored about you, you are now known as:

Information Commissioner

Data Controller

Data Subject

Data Sheriff

The person or company that collects data about people is called the:

Information Commissioner

Data Controller

Data Subject

Data Sheriff

The DPA was then later updated in the year:

2016

1999

1985

1998

Which of the following is an example of sensitive data? :

Name

Your girlfriends Instagram account

Date of birth

Religion

How long can personal data be stored? :

One year

Only for as long as is necessary

There is no time limit

As long as you're alive

An individual does NOT have the right to (under the DPA) :

Stop a company storing personal data on them

Have incorrect data changed

Force the business or person who holds your data into bankruptcy

Have access to the personal data being stored about them

If someone makes a subject access request, within how many days must you respond? :

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