UK and Canadian Data Laws

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Access to Information Act
Provides a right of access to information in records under the control of a government institution.

Canadian Privacy Act
Protects the personal information of individuals collected by the Canadian government.

The Data Protection Act 1998
UK law giving people the right to access information held about them by organizations, and it governs how those organizations can acquire, store, share, dispose, and use the personal information that they hold.

Electronic Communications Act of 2000
Addresses electronic signatures.

MiFID
Introduces a single market and regulatory regime for European investment services and has implications for how data will be consolidated.

PIPEDA
A Canadian law designed to ensure that personal information collected by businesses will be kept secure and will only be collected, used and given out under a strict set of circumstances.


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