The Data Protection Act 1998 may not mention privacy but the EU Directive which it implements does in its preamble
'(2) Whereas data-protecessing systems are designed to
serve man; whereas they must, whatever the nationality or residence of natural persons, respect their fundamental rights and freedomes, notably the right to privacy and contribute to economic and social progress, trade expansion and the well-being of individuals'
The DPA has to be interpreted consistently with the EU directive.
Rosemary Pattenden
School of Law
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
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