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The subject of equal opportunities is covered, in detail, in Chapter 13
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Data protection and security 
Privacy 
is the right of the individual not to suffer unauthorised disclosure of information.
Privacy 
is the right of the individual to control the use of information about them, including information 
on financial status, health and lifestyle (ie prevent unauthorised disclosure). 
4.1 Why is privacy an important issue? 
In recent years, there has been a growing fear that the ever-increasing amount of 
information 
about 
individuals held by organisations could be misused. 
In particular, it was felt that an individual could easily be harmed by the existence of computerised data 
about them which was inaccurate or misleading and which could be 
transferred to unauthorised third 
parties 
at high speed and little cost. 
In the UK the current legislation covering this area is the 
Data Protection Act 2018
. 
4.2 The Data Protection Act 2018
The (UK) 
Data Protection Act 2018 
protects individuals about whom data is held. Both manual and 
computerised information must comply with the Act.
The Data Protection Act 2018 (TSO, 2018) is an attempt to protect the 
individual
. The terms of the Act 
cover data about individuals – 
not data about corporate bodies
. (Remember that you will not be 
examined on the details of the UK's Data Protection Act but the syllabus states that you must be able to 
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identify the principles of data protection and security). The Act embodies the main aspects of the EU’s