Sunday 14 June 2009

Data Dilemma: One In Five Businesses Admit To Breaching The Data Protection Act Press Release

Almost one in five businesses has unwittingly breached the Data Protection Act (DPA) at least once according to a survey of over 500 small and medium businesses conducted by BSI*. Of these, nearly half said they had breached the Act on several occasions and an additional 18% said they were not sure whether they had or not. A ‘breach’ could refer to the illegal transfer of information to a third party, failure to hold information securely or neglect of other legal obligations.

Read more: http://www.bsigroup.com/en/About-BSI/News-Room/BSI-News-Content/Disciplines/Information-Management/BS-10012-publication/

www.ukba.co.uk

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