Data Protection Act

[Carol Anne]

I heard that upon taking office again, the Tories propose to ban the act.
Why, and what impact would this have on an individuals privacy?

[Oneeyedvic]

They don't plan to ban it - they plan to reform it.

They are doing it to cut back on a lot of red tape.

You can read the full policy document here: http://www.conservatives.com/pdf/ECPGcomplete. pdf

[Carol Anne]

Thanks. Which part covers the proposed changes. Its all a bit too technical for me Im afraid.

[kempie]

Section 6.10 of the Economic Competitiveness Policy Group document recommends "the repeal of" the Data Protection Act, or as it is described, "this expensive bureaucracy, which fails to protect people�s data."