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News Release from: BSI British Standards
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 May 2005
New Guide Outlines Data Protection
Essentials
Many small and medium-sized businesses have recently fallen foul of notification 'scams', according to BSI.
Many small and medium-sized businesses have recently fallen foul of notification 'scams', according to BSI The organisation said that companies might have received a threatening letter about their business's legal obligations and such scams usually state that the recipient must notify the Information Commissioner about the way their business processes its data
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 22 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Typically people may be asked to complete and sign a form that will then be published on a public register.
But, according to BSI, small or medium-sized business may well be exempt from the requirement to notify and are, therefore, able to put those scamming letters through the shredder.
It is typical for 'scammers' to charge over GBP 100 for the purported 'service' of simply forwarding a notification form to the Commissioner.
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However, companies will still have to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and other privacy legislation in respect of any personal information they are processing.
To help ensure that companies are meeting their legal requirements without expensive, BSI Business Information has published a book to help small businesses get to grips with the Data Protection Act - the 'Data Protection Pocket Guide: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips', details of which can be found via the BSI website.
The guide is co-authored by Nicola McKilligan and Naomi Powell and was written as a stand-alone guide to data protection.
BSI said that the guide provides the essentials for small businesses without large in-house compliance departments and offers the guidance needed to understand and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other privacy legislation.
According to BSI, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reviewed the guide favourably and commented: 'This is a very good piece of work.
It is comprehensive and reads easily.
The clear non-technical style reflects what we are seeking to produce in our own revised guidance'.
Anybody who runs their own business in the UK will need to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and specific guidance is provided for many areas of business and for others operating in high-risk areas.
The book is intended to provide basic practical advice to help make compliance with the law easier, whilst cutting through legal terminology and jargon to clarify the requirements of the law.
At the same time it reveals the way organisations process their customer, client or contact information and explains what to do and provides examples of how to do it.
The guide is priced at GBP 30.
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