Big data and data protection (DPA 1998 version) | Practical Law

Big data and data protection (DPA 1998 version) | Practical Law

An overview of the data protection law issues that arise in the context of big data.

Big data and data protection (DPA 1998 version)

Practical Law UK Practice Note 3-585-2205 (Approx. 18 pages)

Big data and data protection (DPA 1998 version)

by Richard Kemp, Partner, Kemp IT Law
Law stated as at 01 Mar 2017 • United Kingdom
An overview of the data protection law issues that arise in the context of big data.
Note: With effect from 1 March 2017, this resource is no longer being maintained. From 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (GDPR) replaced the current regime established by the Data Protection Act 1998. It is supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018. For legal developments between 1 March 2017 and 24 May 2018, please refer to the legal updates on the topic page for this resource: see Technology. Please see a new version of this note covering the GDPR and DPA 2018, Practice note, Big data and data protection (GDPR and DPA 2018).
The European Commission is reviewing a related piece of legislation, the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC), implemented in the UK by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (2003/2426) (as amended) (PECR). Their replacement, the draft E-Privacy Regulation (COM (2017) 10 final) (draft ePR), was not agreed in time to align with the GDPR on 25 May (see Legal update, Government confirms delay to draft E-Privacy Regulation). The Information Commissioner has confirmed that PECR (with GDPR standard of consent) will continue to apply until the draft ePR is finalised. We are updating our direct marketing, cookie and other related resources to reflect this. For further information see E-Privacy Regulation tracker. For further information and ICO guidance, see Practice note, Overview of GDPR: UK perspective: Direct marketing and draft E-Privacy Regulation.
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