THE RISK OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA – PART 2

1.      Generally there are four types of manufactured risks in the context of processing of personal data protection .

2.      Firstly, the risk from the commoditisation of personal data.

3.       The computerised telecommunications and the perceived value of private data result in the commoditisation of personal data, by transforming private information to a commodity easily shared, traded, sold and presumably valued (Bagby & McCarty, 2003).

4.      Accordingly, personal data is now invaluable for commercial entities (Dam, 2005).

5.      Secondly, the risk of the invasion of individual information privacy.

6.      The development of database systems capable of storing, searching and manipulating large volumes of data raised concerns over how these new technologies would be used (Boni & Prigmore, 2004).

7.      The advent of electronic communication made it far more difficult, if not impossible, for individuals to control the acquisition, disclosure, and use of information about themselves (Abu Bakar Munir, 1999).

8.      Thirdly, the risk from the transborder flow of personal data.

9.      In the transborder flow of personal data, once data has been transferred to another jurisdiction then effective control over it is lost unless other additional measures are put in place to ensure the integrity of the data (Abu Bakar Munir & Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin, 2002).

10.  Finally, the risk of the government surveillance.  

11.  Indeed the collection of personal data by governmental agencies raises privacy concerns, especially when dissemination issues are considered (Langenderfera & Cook, 2004).  

12.  The government may engage in data mining of government and perhaps private databases (Schwabach, 2006)
 

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