FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -The DPA 2018 sets out the framework for data protection law in the UK. It updates and replaces the Data Protection Act 1998, and came into effect on 25 May 2018. It was amended on 01 January 2021 by regulations under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, to reflect the UK’s status outside the EU.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Data Protection Act 1998 was an act of Parliament designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in organised paper filing systems. It enacted the EU Data Protection Directive, 1995’s provisions on the protection, processing and movement of personal data.

Detailed explanation-3: -The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) is the strongest privacy and security law in the world. This regulation updated and modernised the principles of the 1995 data protection directive. It was adopted in 2016 and entered into application on 25 May 2018.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Data Protection Act 1998 is an important piece of legislation giving confidence to individuals that their personal data will be treated appropriately and that it will not be misused. Its job is to balance individuals’ rights to privacy with legitimate and proportionate use of personal information by organisations.

Detailed explanation-5: -It replaces the1995 Data Protection Directive which was adopted at a time when the internet was in its infancy. The GDPR is now recognised as law across the EU. Member States have two years to ensure that it is fully implementable in their countries by May 2018.