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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1988
DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES ISSUED
THE
GOVERNMENT'S ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND BRANCH HAS ISSUED A GUIDANCE BOOKLET TO COMPUTER HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
INFORMATION
ON
THE
USERS
PRIVACY WHICH VAST
THE GUIDANCE RECOGNISES THE POTENTIAL DANGER TO COMPUTERS CAN POSE THROUGH THEIR ABILITY TO STORE AND CORRELATE AMOUNTS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
"DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES AND
THE ISSUE OF THE BOOKLET
GUIDELINES"
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BY IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE GOOD DATA PROTECTION PRACTICE
THE COMPUTER USERS IN
PRIVATE SECTOR, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES IN ADVANCE OF THE INTRODUCT LON OF DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION.
ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL COMPUTER USERS ALREADY ACTING
HAVE RESPONSIBLY IN THEIR HANDLING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION SHOULD
THIS STAGE HAVE DIFFICULTY IN FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES WHICH AT LEGISLATIVE BACKING: COMPUTER USERS ARE BEING INVITED TO THE GUIDELINES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
COMPLY
THE NEED
NO
NO
WITH
FOR
ΤΟ
SUBJECT OF
IN IT'S APPROACH TO DATA PROTECTION AND LEGISLATION, THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED ITS ALERTNESS TO THE NEED
BETWEEN STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE
THOSE WELO MAKE USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THEIR EVERYDAY BUSINESS, THOSE WHO ARE THE THE INFORMATION AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGK.
THE GUIDANCE BOOKLET LISTS NINE DATA PROTECTION
A BASIS FOR GOOD DATA PROTECTION PRACTICE.
PRINCIPLES AS
THEY SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR OPENNESS ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS, PRACTICES AND POLICIES RELATING TO PERSONAL INFORMATION OR DATA;
AND NEED TO SPECIFY PURPOSES FOR WHICH DATA ARE COLLECTED LIMITATIONS
REGARDS COLLECTION, RETENTION AND PERSONAL DATA.
AS
THE
USED; AND OF DISCLOSURE
THE NEED
ACCESS
TO
OR
THEY ALSO SPECIFY THE NEED FOR RELEVANCE AND ACCURACY: ACCESSIBILITY BY THOSE WHO ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE DATA; AND FOR SECURITY
PREVENT ACCIDENTAL LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF DATA.
SAFEGUARDS
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UNAUTHORISED
GUIDANCE IS GIVEN ON HOW ORGANISATIONS MIGHT GO ABOUT ENSURING THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES 18 SECURED.
BOOKLET FOR EXAMPLE, THE
ADVOCATES INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO
FOR WHICH THE PROVIDE DATA ABOUT THEMSELVES BEING TOLD THE PURPOSES
ΤΟ DATA WILL BE USED AND
WHOM SUCH DATA MAY BE DISCLOSED; MORE SPECIFICALLY
ADVOCATES CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO DATA
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COLLECTION FORMS SETTING OUT THIS INFORMATION CONCISELY,
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