# Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Section 226A: Bulk personal datasets: low or no reasonable expectation of privacy


(1) This section applies to a bulk personal dataset if the nature of the bulk personal dataset is such that the individuals to whom the personal data relates could have no, or only a low, reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to the data.
(2) In considering whether this section applies to a bulk personal dataset, regard must be had to all the circumstances, including in particular the factors in subsection (3).
(3) Those factors are—
(a) the nature of the data;
(b) the extent to which—
(i) the data has been made public by the individuals, or
(ii) the individuals have consented to the data being made public;
(c) if the data has been published, the extent to which it was published subject to editorial control or by a person acting in accordance with professional standards;
(d) if the data has been published or is otherwise in the public domain, the extent to which the data is widely known about;
(e) the extent to which the data has already been used in the public domain.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/226A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-226A
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