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"This book by Peter Carey provides a practical guide to Irish data protection law and its application in practice. It will be a useful addition to the limited literature that is available on this subject." Billy Hawkes, Data Protection Commissioner, September 2010, in the foreword to Data Protection: A Practical Guide to Irish and EU Law by Peter Carey. This title helps you: Obtain and process information fairly. Use and disclose the data according to the law. Understand your obligations in relation to accuracy, completeness and keeping the data up to date. Ensure that the data that you hold is adequate, relevant and not excessive. Understand the time limitations related to retaining data. Ensure your organisation uses appropriate security measures. Clear and concise explanations Written in non-technical language, making it easy to understand the law as it applies to your organisation. Gives you practical advice and step-by-step procedures. Written by a data protection expert. Contents: Introduction to the Law; Terminology; Registration; Fair, Lawful and Legitimate Processing; Compatibility, Relevance, Excessiveness,; Accuracy and Retention; Sensitive Personal data; Data Security; Data Exports; The Rights of Individuals; Exemptions; Outsourcing Personal Data Processing; Electronic Communication; Enforcement. Plus useful appendices including: Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC); E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC)and Electronic Communications Network and Services Regulations 2003 Peter Carey is a lawyer and leading expert in data protection law. He is a founder of PDP, Ireland's leading provider of compliance services in information law. Peter has written extensively on data protection law. He is a consultant with Charles Russell and a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics