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Your rights about what personal information can be held about you. The rules about storing and passing on personal information.

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Data protection

The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. Gives an overview of what the rules are, how to find out what information is held about you, and how to make a complaint.

https://www.gov.uk/data-protection/the-data-protection-act
GOV.UK
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Your right of access

The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. Information on how to find out what information is held about you, how to correct information which is wrong, how to stop junk mail, unwanted sales calls and spam emails.

https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/your-right-of-access/
Information Commissioner's Office
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Identity fraud and identity theft

Identity theft is when your personal details are stolen and identity fraud is when those details are used to commit fraud. Tips on how to protect yourself from identity fraud and information on what to do if you have been a victim of it.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/a-z-of-fraud/identity-fraud-and-identity-theft
Action Fraud
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Monitoring at work

Information on an employer’s right to monitor activities at work including phone and email communications and the use of CCTV by employers.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/rights-at-work/basic-rights-and-contracts...
Citizens Advice
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My personal information

Explains your rights to see and have copies of your personal information, and how to complain if access to your records is refused or if what is written about you is wrong. This guide only covers accessing personal information from the point of view of a person with a mental health problem.

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/personal-information/#....
Mind
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Complaints

Under the Data Protection Act, those who collect and use personal information have to follow rules of good practice for handling information (called the data protection principles). Explains what to do if want to access your information or if you think someone has not handled your personal information properly.

https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/raising-concerns/
Information Commissioner's Office
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Keeping your personal information personal - social networking sites

Information on how safe it is to share personal information on social networking sites and what you can do to protect your privacy.

https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/social-networking/
Information Commissioner's Office
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Encryption and the law

Encryption is a process designed to prevent unauthorised parties from accessing data that they should not be accessing. This information explains how encryption works, and the law on encryption. 

https://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/personal/encryption-law
Law on the Web
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