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Security

The security of electronic mail and information systems is a problem when it is known, believed or perceived that personal data may be available to people other than those who have a legitimate interest and access to it. Of especial importance are:

» problems surrounding personnel and human resource management information held on organizational databases that may be accessed for non-legitimate reasons and/or by those who have no legitimate business doing so; and

» financial problems caused by known and perceived capabilities in accessing personal banking and financial information, and credit card details.

It is therefore essential to understand that those responsible for securing the quality and confidentiality of information may have to be able to demonstrate this from time to time. In the EU, employees have statutory

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rights concerning access to data held in electronic filing systems, and this is required by law to be both accurate and verifiable, and also accessible at all times by the individual concerned.