UK Data Protection Act 2018
Part 6: Enforcement, complaints and offences – UK Data Protection Act 2018

UK Data Protection Act 2018 s.171: Sections 171 and 172 Re-identification of de-identified personal data

What does s.171 require?

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to re-identify de-identified personal data without the consent of the controller responsible for de-identifying it, or to process data so re-identified; defences include crime prevention, legal requirement, public interest, reasonable belief in consent, journalism, and effectiveness testing where the person acted to test de-identification, without intent to cause damage or distress, in the public interest and notified the Commissioner or controller without undue delay and where feasible within 72 hours.

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