UK’s Data Protection Act Might Not Meet European Union Standards

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Last December, a ruling by the Court of Appeal – known as the Durant decision – narrowed the scope of the UK's Data Protection Act. Today, privacy experts at Masons warn that it is based on "faulty reasoning" and calls into question the UK's implementation of the EU's Data Protection Directive.

The case, a dispute between the Financial Services Authority and Michael John Durant, narrowed the scope of data protection to such an extent that, on a subject access request, it applied only to ... (608 more words)

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