1.   Assuming that eventually ail data users handling personal data on computers are registered, what has been achieved?

2.   Concern about the confidentiality of large amounts of personal data has necessitated legal action.

3.   Since I used a tax program last year, I was able to import personal data and avoid typing it at all.

4.   The directive requires, interalia, that compilers of personal data require the consent of the data subject for inclusion.

5.   In accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act, all personal data held on computer files have been erased after analysis.

6.   Also, as is explained in the Introduction to Part II, in some countries there are statutes which restrict the retention of personal data.

7.   This notice orders a data user to cease processing personal data immediately.

8.   Data users are therefore expected to consider the sensitivity of the personal data they hold, and implement suitable security procedures.