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Yes, I believe so. Definition of sensitive data: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/section/2 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/section/2
by whiteandnerdy 9y ago
Yes, I believe so.
Definition of sensitive data: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/section/2 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/section/2
Some legal restrictions on processing said data: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/part/II https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/part/II
However, it's not clear to me to what degree, if any, security agencies are exempt from the Data Protection Act.
- pja 9y agoThere's a sweeping exemption from the DPA for the purposes of "national security". Any minister can issue a certificate stating that a given activity is for the purposes of national security and therefore exempt & these certificates can be issued retrospectively. It's all laid out in section 28 of the DPA: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/section/28 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/section/28
- 103e 9y agoI wonder if their industry partners are similarly indemnified...
- lostboys67 9y agobut there are also protections e.g. if they come across evidence of stuff that is not related to national security it is ignored.