The phrase "acts as a data controller" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to data protection, privacy laws, or when discussing the responsibilities of an organization regarding personal data.
Example: "In this partnership, Company A acts as a data controller, ensuring that all personal information is handled in compliance with GDPR."
Alternatives: "functions as a data controller" or "serves as a data controller."
If the DPA does apply, the CCTV operator will be required to do a number of things: Register as a data controller with the Information Commissioner's Office.
On 17 November, 2010 Syvret was convicted of two offences under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005, one of disclosing personal data without consent, and the other of processing personal data without being registered as a data controller.
His solicitor, James Strong, told magistrates that Kerr was just a Consulting Association employee and "brought in effectively as a data controller" for an unnamed trade association.
For example, it is not clear what basis Google as a data controller has for processing "sensitive" data, such as celebrity pregnancy gossip, from indexed websites.
In technical terms the ruling establishes that a search engine such as Google must be regarded as a "data controller" under the data protection laws in those EU countries where it establishes a branch to promote and sell advertising.
They might not know it, but this would require them to register themselves with the ICO as a data controller.
As a data controller, it is your responsibility to make sure that the integrity and security of that data is not compromised.
The Data Protection Act 1998 contains a number of principles governing what a "data controller" (in this case, a school) can do with the personal information it holds.
Or the Court could have meant that Google is a data controller as to search results for a person's name, but not as to other indexed data.
The commissioner can investigate any instances where a data controller has contravened the Data Protection Act 1998 (came into force on March 1 2000).
Is Twitter a "data controller"?
