Legal side of computers
- Created by: dgordon14
- Created on: 22-03-17 09:44
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- Legal
- Data Protection Act
- This is the act meaning that all data should be kept private and should not be shared with the general public
- There are 8 rules that have to be followed in this act
- All information has to be processed fairly and lawfully
- Personal data should only be obtained for lawful reasons
- Only data that is specifically needed shall be processed
- Personal data should be accurate and kept up to date
- Personal data should only be kept for the necessary time needed
- Data shall be processed under the rights of data subjects under this act
- Appropriate organisation and technical measures shall be taken to prevent unlawful processing of the data and against accidental loss or damage of data
- Data shall not be passed to another country or territory unless they provide adequate level of protections for the data
- The Computer Misuse Act
- This has been put into place to minimise the hacking offences on computers
- Acts that come under this act are
- Unauthorised access or attempted access to computer data
- Unauthorised acces to a computer system to carry out crimes: spying, blackmail and fraud
- Unauthorised deleting or altering files on a computer. This also covers spreading computer viruses
- The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
- Unauthorised copying of computer software is a criminal offence or stealing software.
- When a computer system is created, all software should be fully licensed
- This act protects against
- Use of software without the relevant license
- Using or downloading images without permission from the copyright holder
- Illegal download of videos and audio files
- Communicati-ons Act
- Piggybacking
- This is used to describe the process of using someone else's internet connection without their permission or without intention to pay for access
- Threatening Behaviour Online
- This act can protect someone against receiving threatening comments online
- Offensive and Indecent Images
- Sending offensive or indecent images of others is an offence that is covered by the communications act.
- Piggybacking
- Data Protection Act
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