The UK Data Protection Act 1998

FRCP Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Sarbanes-Oxley HIPAA Corporate Governance CA's Information Practices UK Freedom of Information UK Data Protection Act '98

The UK Data Protection Act became law in 1998 and gives all individuals certain rights to their personal information. The Data Protection Act places obligations on anyone who processes or holds their information. Personal information includes both facts and opinions about the individual.

The Data Protection Act is clear about the need for those organizations holding and processing data to keep and maintain personal data in a secure way, restricting who can access or use it.

Workshare software helps organizations implement internal controls to protect data and audit information usage by:

Stopping out-bound email that contains financial or other sensitive information and alerting users to the violation
Enforcing usage policies that control content
Enabling companies to define rules for content control and protection and who can override existing policies
Providing audit reports of content changes
Supporting compliance activities without changing the way your users work

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