Comment: Is data protection the new health and safety?

Editor’s Note: As discussed in the 2011 article, The Coming Cybersecurity Regulatory Revolution, “Cybersecurity regulation will take its place alongside environmental regulation, health and safety regulation and financial regulation. . . .”

From: Daily Record (UK)

by Paul Motion, partner with bto solicitors’ data protection defence team

For businesses in Scotland today, health and safety is a prominent feature on the operational agenda.

Prosecution resulting from breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) can result in reputational damage and costly fines, therefore most businesses are clear about what is expected of them in terms of satisfying the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and keeping their employees and others safe.

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