国际英语资讯:Commentary: Britain takes step to protect personal data in digital era
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leakage">leakage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worrisome">worrisome</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="haunted">haunted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> -- <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="users">users</span>' <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hacked">hacked</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1998, <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="data">data</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="expands">expands</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="data">data</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="IP">IP</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span>, <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="data">data</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>." <span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lawfully">lawfully</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>, <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span>, <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="exemptions">exemptions</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="headache">headache</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="analogue">analogue</span> <span word="tapes">tapes</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="data">data</span>.</p>
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