[F1 Part 7A U.K. Bulk personal dataset authorisations

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 7A inserted (14.10.2024) by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9), ss. 2, 32(2); S.I. 2024/1021, reg. 2(b)

Low or no reasonable expectation of privacy U.K.

226A Bulk personal datasets: low or no reasonable expectation of privacy U.K.

(1) This section applies to a bulk personal dataset if the nature of the bulk personal dataset is such that the individuals to whom the personal data relates could have no, or only a low, reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to the data.

(2) In considering whether this section applies to a bulk personal dataset, regard must be had to all the circumstances, including in particular the factors in subsection (3).

(3) Those factors are—

(a) the nature of the data;

(b) the extent to which—

(i) the data has been made public by the individuals, or

(ii) the individuals have consented to the data being made public;

(c) if the data has been published, the extent to which it was published subject to editorial control or by a person acting in accordance with professional standards;

(d) if the data has been published or is otherwise in the public domain, the extent to which the data is widely known about;

(e) the extent to which the data has already been used in the public domain.]