Personal
Safeguard your personal information and identity in everyday situations. Topics include identity fraud protection, CCTV concerns, biometric data, loyalty cards, and maintaining privacy after criminal convictions.
A New Task Force on Privacy
The Liberal Democrats launched a privacy commission in 2009 to examine how organisations handle personal data and protect citizens' privacy rights.
An Example of a Data Protection Act Enquiry
See how to request personal data an organisation holds about you and what rights you have under the Data Protection Act.
Biometric Scanning and Your Privacy
How biometric scanning works and what it means for your personal privacy as the technology becomes more widespread.
CCTV Cameras and Your Privacy
CCTV cameras are everywhere you go, tracking your movements and raising serious questions about privacy in public spaces.
Credit and Privacy: FAQ
Common misconceptions about credit files and privacy explained, plus how to access your credit reference file.
Criminal Records and Privacy
You can request your own criminal record from police using the Data Protection Act, but can't see other people's records.
Data Protection Act Privacy Notices: What Are They?
Privacy notices tell you how companies use your personal data and are required by the Data Protection Act to protect your information.
Financial Security and Privacy
Your credit card details are everywhere—here's how to actually protect them from the most common fraud tactics.
How to Avoid Stalking
Protect yourself from cyber stalking by understanding how it works and what steps to take if someone harasses you online.
Human Rights: Your Rights to Privacy
Your right to privacy is a fundamental human right recognized worldwide—here's how it works in your daily life.
Identity Fraud
Identity fraud is the UK's fastest growing crime, here's how it happens and what you can do to protect yourself.
Insuring Your Identity
Identity fraud is growing fast in the UK, and insurance can help cover the costs, but you need to weigh up whether the monthly fee is worth your actual risk.
Keeping Yourself Safe When Using Chip and Pin Cards
Protect your chip and pin card from fraud with these practical safety measures and common scams to watch out for.
Loyalty Cards
Loyalty cards give retailers detailed information about your shopping habits and personal life in exchange for modest discounts.
Maintaining Personal Privacy
Companies track your shopping, calls, and movements to target you with ads, here's what you need to know to protect your privacy.
Maintaining Privacy After a Criminal Conviction
After a criminal conviction, you must declare it to employers and landlords, but your privacy rights still apply and some convictions become "spent" after time.
Making a Data Protection Act Enquiry
How to request personal information held about you by public bodies under the Data Protection Act.
Mass Surveillance in the UK- the 'Big Brother' Society
The UK monitors its citizens more than any other Western country, from financial transactions to digital activity tracked daily.
Mobile Phone Tracking and Your Privacy
Mobile phone tracking lets authorities locate any phone in the UK even when it's off, raising serious questions about your privacy and who's watching.
Myths About Privacy
Common privacy myths about marketing, consent, and what data protection laws actually say.
Personal Data Blunders in the Uk
UK government and public bodies have lost thousands of people's personal data through missing laptops and misdirected memory sticks.
Personal Privacy Whilst Shopping
Keep your personal data safe when shopping online by checking for security features and being careful what information you share.
Privacy in Popular Culture
How popular culture explores privacy invasion through dystopian fiction and real-world crime stories.
The Data Protection Act and How It Works
UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 explained: what these laws mean for protecting your personal information.
The Introduction of ID Cards
Government wants mandatory ID cards with biometric data, raising serious questions about privacy and surveillance in Britain.
What Is RIPA?
RIPA is UK legislation that regulates how government bodies and councils conduct surveillance and investigations while respecting human rights.