the Data Protection Act
/ðə ˌdeɪtə prəˈtekʃn ækt/, /ðə ˌdɑːtə prəˈtekʃn ækt/
/ðə ˌdeɪtə prəˈtekʃn ækt/, /ðə ˌdætə prəˈtekʃn ækt/
- a British law of 1998 which limits the use of personal information stored in computers. Organizations that keep this kind of information about other people must inform the Information Commissioner's Office. They must make sure that the information is accurate and they may use it only for specific purposes. The law also gives people the right to see most of the information that is kept about them in this way and to have any mistakes corrected. The Act was updated in 2018.
数据保护法：1998年的英国法律，该法律限制了计算机中存储的个人信息的使用。保留此类关于其他人的信息的组织必须通知信息专员办公室。他们必须确保信息准确无误，并且只能将其用于特定目的。法律还赋予人们查看以这种方式保留的有关他们的大多数信息并纠正任何错误的权利。该法案于2018年更新。