Taking stock of storage
13 September 2012
Organisations must heed not only how they collect and use details on individuals but also how they store them, as this aspect, too, is subject to the Data Protection Act, writes Jonathan Fitzgibbons
Organisations that collect information on individuals need to make sure their procedures for storing it comply with the law. The Data Protection Act (1998) regulates for how long personal data can be stored, the steps that must be taken to maintain its accuracy, and the security arrangements that should be in place to protect it. The restrictions in the act on...