LEGISLATION

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  • Created by: Sana
  • Created on: 26-11-12 22:10

Organisation must create awareness of laws to employees:

  • Data Protection Acts 1984 and 1998
  • Computer Misuse Act 1990
  • Copyright and Patents Act 1998
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000: gives individual right to request from any public body all the information they want.
  • EU Health and Safety Directive 87/391
  • The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Interception of private communications): concerns use of range of investigative powers by government security services and law enforcement authorities.
  • Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002: requires that all commercial websites must provide certain minimum information about the supplier, it's products and services.

Methods of enforcing and controlling data protection within an organisation include:

  • appointing a data protection officer to monitor systems
  • establishing procedures to follow up…

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