In due course this new offence became section 55 of the 1998 Data Protection Act which makes it illegal to unlawfully obtain personal information and it carries a public interest defence.

适时地，这项罪名成为1998年数据保护法中的第55条。这使得不正当地获取个人信息非法，但这项罪名可以以公众利益作为抗辩理由。

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The Data Protection Act and Article 8 of the Human Rights Act, which covers family and private life, require the police to protect personal information unless there is a good reason to release it.

《数据保护法案》和《人权法案》第8条涉及到家庭和私生活，要求警察保护个人信息，除非有恰当的理由才能公开。

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Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you may request in writing to see any personal records we hold on you, whether held electronically or on.

按照《 1998 数据保护法》，您可以书面要求阅看任何我行持有的有关您的个人电子记录或纸质档案。 此外，您还有权知晓有关您个。

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For example, the same notifications sent to the media as required under the HITECH Act (a personal information protection act for healthcare data) may or may not be required by state regulations, depending on the states and the specifics of your incident.

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Britain, for instance, recently passed the UK Data Protection Act, which fines companies for losing personal data related to its customers or employees.

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The practice has continued because lenders have had a grace period from the provision within the Data Protection Act, which bans sharing of such personal data.

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