The Laws

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DPA "Data protection Act" ?
An agency in a country that controls how personal/customer information is used by organisations. This is to protect people an sets down rules on how data can be used
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Why do we need to DPA?
It can hold organisations liable to a breach of the rules. It gives legal rights to those who have data stored about them
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Give some examples of:
The 8 Principles of the DPA
-personal data must be accurate and up to data
-personal data must be held securely
-personal data must not be kept longer than necessary
*These are just the easiest ones to remember*
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Computer Misuse Act ?
This protects personal data held by organisations from unauthorised access and modification - preventing the alteration of computer data
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What is covered by the Computer Misuse Act?
-When someone wrongly looks at your files
-When someone looks at your files with further intention to commit a criminal offence
-Altering computer data without permission
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What is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act?
protects intellectual property - anything an individual or organisation has created. The act makes it illegal to; share any work that has copyright without the owners permission AND plagiarise the work of others that has a copyright
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CCA "Creative Commons Act" ?
An organisation that provides free licenses for creators to use when making their work available to the public
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FIA "Freedom of Information Act" ?
provides public access to information held by public authorities
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Why do we need to DPA?

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It can hold organisations liable to a breach of the rules. It gives legal rights to those who have data stored about them

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Give some examples of:
The 8 Principles of the DPA

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Computer Misuse Act ?

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Card 5

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What is covered by the Computer Misuse Act?

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