Informatica e diritto, XVIII Annata, Vol. I, 1992, n. 1-2, pp. 83-100

B.W. Napier

International Data Protection Standards and British Experience

Standards internazionali sulla protezione dei dati e l'esperienza inglese
(Relazione agli Atti della Giornata celebrativa in occasione dei 70 anni di Vittorio Frosini, Pisa 27 marzo 1992)

Sommario: 1. The different stages of development of Information Technology law in the UK - 2. Background to data protection legislation in UK - 2.1. Privacy and the Common Law - 2.2. Deregulation and Legislative Intervention in the 1980 - 3. The Data Protection Act 1984 - 3.1. General Scheme of the Act - 3.2. Strenghts and Weaknesses - 4. Role of international and community standards - 4.1. Council of Europe Convention 108 (1981) - 4.2. The Draft EC Data Protection Direttive (syn 287, September 1990) - 4.3. The Draft Directive Conceming the Protection of Individuals in Relation to the Processing of Personal Data - 4.4. Private Sector Processing - 4.5. Rights of Data Subjects - 4.6. Obligations of Data Users - 5. Conclusions - 5.1. Need to Update Data Protection Legislation.

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