The requirements relating to data’s confidentiality mainly lie with only sharing confidential data with those that are authorised to view it. Confidential data should be encrypted with a password for increased security, helping achieve the above point, and helping to safeguard against the data being used for negative or even criminal actions. The requirements under the Data Protection Act 1998 include the need for all documents to be produced fairly, and be accessible fairly to those who request it. These people could be customers or staff. Freedom of information requests legally have to be answered. The act also states that the data needs to be stored for only the amount of time necessary, no longer. The requirements under copyright legislations
