The Data Protection ActThe Data Protection Act (1998) came into force on 1 March 2000. It sets out the rules for the processing of personal information and This applies to paper documents as well as those stored on a computer. It was created because computers were becoming more powerful and easier to use. Businesses, government and other organizations have started using them to store large amounts of information about people, such as their customers, customers and staff details. Databases containing this information can be quickly set up, searched, edited and accessed and take up less space than paper records. So, companies send personal data from one company to another, which poses a danger in case someone tries to access some personal information without permission. The data protection law is based on 8 principles: 1) They must be collected and used fairly as quickly as possible. the law2) They must only be held and used for the reasons indicated to the Information Commissioner.3) They may only be used for the registered purposes and may only be disclosed to the persons named in the register entry . You cannot give it away or sell it unless you indicate so on the form. 4) The information held must be adequate (sufficient), relevant and not excessive (too much) in relation to the purpose indicated in the register. So you need to have enough detail, but not too much detail for the work you're doing with the data. 5) They must be accurate and kept up to date. There is an obligation to keep it up to date, for example in the event of a change of address in the event of a move.6) It must not be kept for longer than necessary for the purposes recorded. It is okay to retain information for a period of time ... middle of paper ...... for the economic well-being of the UK''. If they do so, the employee(s) targeted by the interception warrant must comply or risk up to 2 years in prison. They must NEVER tell anyone about it either, under penalty of five years in prison. The government could require that all data flowing to and from your Internet account be verified without your knowledge. From my point of view, I think this is bad law because the law requires that any employee of a company providing a public telecommunications service that they must then obey interception warrants whether they like it or not, but if they disobey the law, then they will face up to 2 years in prison. As far as I know, this law works well because all companies/organizations cooperate perfectly with this law..