Maintaining privacy whilst online is essential in avoiding identity theft and fraud. Apart from these risks, however, there is personal information about you which you undoubtedly do not want to reveal to certain other people.
The Risks
- Identity theft
- Blackmail/extortion
- Defamation of character
- Unsolicited selling and marketing
- People using awareness of your activities and movements to act against you
- Employers using the information to exploit you
You are legally entitled to request a copy of all the personal data that an organisation holds on you, known as a subject access request. The organisation is obliged to deliver the data within 40 calendar days, and may charge a fee of up to £10 to do so.
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