Personal Data Protection: Interests of the Security Manager

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Introduction
Personal data is information which can be used to identify an individual. This information is very necessary and distinct, and companies can access, employers can keep and security systems can demand to have, when needed. This data should be used under some laws which regulate the manner in which it can be shared and given to other parties that might need it. The laws are to ensure that they are used for some concepts of fairness, purpose of use, accuracy and safety (Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore, 2014). Legal information has also to be dealt with to ensure the security of information about ethnic background, religion, and political affiliations. Since its effect, there have been several debates about the same as to whether they stand to obey human rights and protect the same. This article outlines the same concepts of data protection and the extents to which it has reached. There are also occasions in which the security systems might infringe on the rights thereof, use this information for their investigations. Also tackled is the national interest as far as use of personal data is concerned.
There are countries that have set up legislation on data protection by the governments while others have not. America has no centralized system, but several countries in the European continent have created the same (HG.ORG, n. d). These legislations will help the government and even the people whenever their information is used in a manner that shows abuse to them. However, strings will be pulled whether it is the interest of the individual or security apparatus that is put forward (HG.ORG, n. d). In most cases the ultimate security is the goal and that will be the guide.
When personal information is to be used for safety reasons, then it becomes sparse for security agencies to be minimal with their search. They will, under their operating principles, use the information available to ensure their moves are not impeded. The first step is using such information to prevent crime. Information already held by the state or the corporate world will be used to track down people whom they think and are genuinely convinced are violating the security of the people (Rubinstein, Nobein, Lee, 2013). This will be to enforce the security regulations and intelligence investigations whenever a crime is connected to an individual. When this information is accessed in the right manner it should not violate the security of the beholder.
At the point of information being shared between the security chiefs and the individuals themselves is where there are problems of infringement and denials. People would feel the government going too far with their search and the government agency at times feels the people deny them what they should rightfully have, to work. The recent upsurge in terrorist activities has led to the demands by the governments of all the information they can access. How is this achieved? Government requires having information about an individual’s place of residence, contacts, jobs, family and close relatives, religion, education and the background of origin etc. sometimes it is thought the government is trying to curtail ci...