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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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