Friday, June 03, 2005

Data Protection law was introduced some time ago in Malta - rather recently, and very much in line with the EU Frameworks. Malta is not party to the European Convention on data protection, however it does adhere to the principles enshrined in the EU framework, both generically as well as in the field relating to telecoms.

Although this has always been an important right of the individual, data protection is now even more important in the light of the ease with which data is processed in today's technological world.

A customer would be well-advised to ensure compliance with data protection rules when processing data relating to persons.

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