Information Commissioner Christopher Graham says privacy protection guidelines recently drawn up by the Scottish government could serve as a guideline for the rest of the UK. Drafted by a group of lawyers, activists and academics, the guidelines recommend data collection only for specific purposes and for it not to be stored in large, centralized databases, UKauthorITy.com reports. The guidelines also call for individuals' access to data collected on them. Graham has urged "all Scottish public authorities...to adopt the principles as a minimum standard," and said that when considering issuing fines, he takes into consideration "the level of compliance with best-practice guidelines issued both by my office and other relevant parties."
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