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This answer to the question posed has, of course, to be: “It depends on the software engineer.” What would be interesting to know is how often, faced with a requirement which will involve the processing of personal information, the software engineer positively addresses the requirements of the UK Data Protection Act.
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Myers, C., Hall, T., Pitt, D. (1997). Do Software Engineers Help or Hinder the Protection of Data?. In: Myers, C., Hall, T., Pitt, D. (eds) The Responsible Software Engineer. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0923-5_14
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