Data Protection Act 1998
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The Data Protection Act 1998 was a UK law that governed how personal data was collected, stored, and used, implementing EU data protection standards before being largely replaced by later legislation such as the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Data Protection Act 1998 canonical | 9 |
| DPA 1998 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5892802 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Data Protection Act 1998 Context triple: [Freedom of Information Act 2000, relatedTo, Data Protection Act 1998]
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A.
Data Protection Act 2018
The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK’s primary data protection law that implements and supplements the EU GDPR framework, setting rules for how personal data must be collected, used, and safeguarded.
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B.
Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC
The Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC was a foundational European Union law that established early comprehensive rules for the protection of personal data and privacy across EU member states before being superseded by the GDPR.
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C.
Human Rights Act 1998
The Human Rights Act 1998 is a landmark UK statute that incorporates the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, enabling individuals to enforce those rights in UK courts.
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D.
Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies collect, maintain, use, and disclose individuals’ personal information, granting citizens rights to access and correct records about themselves.
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E.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is a UK law that governs the use of surveillance, interception of communications, and investigatory powers by public authorities and intelligence agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Data Protection Act 1998 Target entity description: The Data Protection Act 1998 was a UK law that governed how personal data was collected, stored, and used, implementing EU data protection standards before being largely replaced by later legislation such as the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
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A.
Data Protection Act 2018
The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK’s primary data protection law that implements and supplements the EU GDPR framework, setting rules for how personal data must be collected, used, and safeguarded.
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B.
Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC
The Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC was a foundational European Union law that established early comprehensive rules for the protection of personal data and privacy across EU member states before being superseded by the GDPR.
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C.
Human Rights Act 1998
The Human Rights Act 1998 is a landmark UK statute that incorporates the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, enabling individuals to enforce those rights in UK courts.
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D.
Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies collect, maintain, use, and disclose individuals’ personal information, granting citizens rights to access and correct records about themselves.
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E.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is a UK law that governs the use of surveillance, interception of communications, and investigatory powers by public authorities and intelligence agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
data protection law ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
DPA 1998
ⓘ
linked to:
Data Protection Act 1998
|
| allows |
enforcement notices
ⓘ
information notices ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
automated personal data
ⓘ
certain manual filing systems ⓘ data controllers ⓘ processing of personal data ⓘ |
| commencement | 1 March 2000 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | criminal offences for certain data protection breaches ⓘ |
| defines |
data controller
ⓘ
data subject ⓘ processing ⓘ sensitive personal data ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Information Commissioner ⓘ |
| establishes | data protection principles ⓘ |
| implements |
EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC
ⓘ
linked to:
Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC
|
| introducedBy |
UK Government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ Scots law ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| numberOfPrinciples | 8 ⓘ |
| provides |
right to compensation for breaches
ⓘ
right to prevent direct marketing ⓘ right to prevent processing causing damage or distress ⓘ rights in relation to automated decision-making ⓘ rights of access to personal data ⓘ |
| regulator | Information Commissioner’s Office ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Data Protection Act 2018 ⓘ |
| replaced | Data Protection Act 1984 ⓘ |
| requires |
accurate personal data
ⓘ
appropriate technical and organisational security measures ⓘ data not kept longer than necessary ⓘ data processed in accordance with data subjects’ rights ⓘ fair processing of personal data ⓘ lawful processing of personal data ⓘ restrictions on transfer of personal data outside the EEA ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1998 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Data Protection Act 1998 ⓘ |
| status | partially repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
data protection
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personal data ⓘ privacy ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Data Protection Act 2018
ⓘ
UK General Data Protection Regulation ⓘ
linked to:
GDPR
|
| temporalScope | late 1990s to 2018 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Data Protection Act 1998 Description of subject: The Data Protection Act 1998 was a UK law that governed how personal data was collected, stored, and used, implementing EU data protection standards before being largely replaced by later legislation such as the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Data Protection Act 1998