Impact of Technology and laws on Data Protection in UK

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ABSTRACT

The topic around which this research revolves is United Kingdom data protection law. The purpose of this research is to explore the role of laws and regulations and information technology on data protection. The study is based on the for research questions. The first objective is to reveal the reasons because of which the United Kingdom law of data protection 1984 Act replaced by The 1998 Act. The second objective is to study actions that are necessary to be taken to restore data protection in United Kingdom. The third objective is to explore the role that data protection laws play in general. And the fourth objective is to explore the role of technology to deal with the issue of data protection. A literature review is presented in the study in connection to all the objectives of the study. To get the answer to all the questions, the methodology of qualitative research is used. In the qualitative research the technique that is adopted is desk research which is referred to as exploratory research. Each of the objectives of this research is solved with the help of this research technique. After describing the methodology the next section of the research paper presents the most important part of this paper that is the results and analysis part. In the results section, the explored information is mentioned separately with respect to each of the objective. The last section of the study presents concluding remarks and outlines the future implications for the study.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Introduction1

Background of the Study1

Research Aims and Objectives3

Research Questions4

Significance of the Study4

Dissertation Layout5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

Privacy8

Sensitive Information8

Data Theft10

Data Privacy Threat in United Kingdom11

The European Union Data Protection Directive of 199515

United Kingdom Law Related to Protection of Personal Data and Information Security16

Issue of Privacy18

Technology, Privacy and Data Theft20

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

About Research Methodology23

Research Approach24

Research Design24

Data Analysis25

Literature Research26

Research Philosophy27

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

Results and Analysis of First Research Question28

Compliance of EU Ddirectives 95/46/ec28

To Bring Uniformity30

Increased Marketing Activities30

Increased Usage of Internet32

Results and Analysis of Second Research Question33

Amendments in European Union Directives34

Getting in Line with European Directives35

Mandatory Disclosure of Data Breaches36

Assigning Power to Information Commissioner's Office37

Results and Analysis of Third Research Question37

Improves General Awareness about the Privacy Issues37

Presents a Means for Evaluating the Act38

Results and Analysis of Fourth Research Question38

Encryption39

Secure Socket Layer SSL Certificates40

Certificates with Extended Authentication Validation (EV)40

Trustmark41

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION

Conclusion42

Future Implications of the Study43

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

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