The Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Published 2023-01-22
In this computer science video lesson you will learn about the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. These are laws that govern the way personal data should be collected, processed and stored, with the aim of protecting people’s privacy. You will learn what is meant by personal data and sensitive personal data, also known as special category data. You will learn about the key principles of these laws, and the price to be paid for ignoring them. You will also learn about your rights if someone else is storing and processing data about you. The lesson begins with a discussion of the evolution of data protection laws in Europe including the Access to Personal Files Act, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR), also known as the E privacy directive or the Cookie Law, and the UK GDPR. In addition, the lesson mentions data protection laws outside of Europe, such as the USA’s Federal Trade Commission Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and India’s Information Technology Act along with its SPDI rules.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 The origin of data protection laws
05:09 What is personal data?
06:22 What is sensitive personal data?
07:48 Key principles described
17:23 Summary of the key principles
17:36 The data subject’s rights
27:35 Summary of the data subject’s rights
2748 Exceptions
29:09 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
30:20 Fines
31:59 Data protection laws around the world
32:06 USA’s data protection laws
32:42 India’s data protection laws

All Comments (17)
  • @joninio6542
    Excellent video, thank you. I really needed the information, the humour was a bonus. Boris Johnson with his bottle of wine, the WPC almost swooning at the arrival of James Bond - classic. Even the tongue in cheek political jibes about Russia and China didn't go amiss. Congratulations to whoever put this together.
  • @user-js5fr5sg8u
    This is so useful. A very detailed video on Data Protection Laws across the Globe.
  • @Riiyarajani
    I have a Digital Marketing exam tomorrow and this really helped. Thank you!!!
  • @deedetres703
    their ability to legislate is superior on so many levels!
  • @jutyarr
    Such a great content, detailed and well explained, everyone has to watch this video at least once!
  • @Odibezekings
    Such a great presentation. It’s very helpful and very clear
  • @mrfoameruk
    This is about businesses. How does GDPR affect individuals? I just sold the freehold of a building that I owned and the developer is asking for the leasehold flat upstairs details so they can contact him. As an individual do I have to give them the details as I'm sure the leaseholder would not be happy with me giving possibly his address/email/phone number etc away.
  • @KPP365
    Hi Thank you for posting. How long can your old employer keep your details for IE phone number and email address? Thanks
  • @Sneezy563
    Very informative. I would like advice on dvla selling my personal details to a private parking company for a charge of £2.50 per request without my knowledge. Surely this breaches the data protection law.
  • @snailmail1962
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