Data Protection Act
Do I Need to Use Encryption ?
25/09/09 11:11
Do I Need to Use Encyption ?
A common question.
The Data Protection Act 1998 regulates how organisations should handle personal data that relates to a living individual who can be identified.
Organisations processing personal data must do so in accordance with eight core principles.
Principle 7: Technical and organisational measures should be taken to prevent unauthorised and unlawful processing, loss or damage to personal data.
Encryption is not specifically mentioned, but is one of the best ways of complying with Principle 7. With R10Cipher compliance is easy, simple and inexpensive.

Steven Cholerton
Arten Science
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A common question.
The Data Protection Act 1998 regulates how organisations should handle personal data that relates to a living individual who can be identified.
Organisations processing personal data must do so in accordance with eight core principles.
Principle 7: Technical and organisational measures should be taken to prevent unauthorised and unlawful processing, loss or damage to personal data.
Encryption is not specifically mentioned, but is one of the best ways of complying with Principle 7. With R10Cipher compliance is easy, simple and inexpensive.

Steven Cholerton
Arten Science
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