IT Legislation
- Created by: bnagurski
- Created on: 26-03-24 14:31
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- Legislation
- Data Protection Act
- Principles
- Fairly/lawfully
- Held only for specified/ lawful purposes
- Adequate/not excessive
- Accurate/up-to-date
- Not kept for longer than necessary
- Secure
- No transfer to countries outside EU without protection
- Meet rights of data subject
- Data Subject Rights
- See data
- Change/ remove incorrect data
- Remove data causing harm
- Opt out of direct marketing (mailing lists)
- Human made decisions
- Exemptions
- National Security
- Crime
- Taxation
- Health/ Education/ Social Work
- School/ Examinations
- Principles
- Copyright Designs and Patents Act
- Features
- Applies to intellectual property
- Licence required for copyrighted software
- Illegal to copy unlicensed software
- Illegal to distribute unlicensed software
- Purpose
- Ensure creators are rewarded
- Protects copyright holder from copying/theft
- Impact of copying
- Less income for creator
- Limit development of new software
- Price increase
- Leads to prison/fines/ confiscation
- Features
- Computer Misuse Act
- Unauthorised Access To Computer Material
- Up to 2 years in prison and/or a hefty fine
- Unauthorised access with intent to commit/ facilitate a crime
- Up to 5 years in prison and/or a hefty fine
- Unauthorised modification of computer material
- Up to 10 years in prison and/or a hefty fine
- Making/ supplying/ obtaining computer material that could be used in computer misuse offences
- Up to 10 years in prison and/or an unlimited fine
- Unauthorised Access To Computer Material
- Data Protection Act
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