This meant that: The data must be accurate and up to
date. You have a right to see what data is held about you.
The data must be protected from unauthorized access
Computer Misuse Act (1990)
Designed to prosecute hackers who
gain access to computer systems
without consent
People who develop software should not
make programs that can get unauthorized
access to others programs or data
Unauthorized access to computer material
Unauthorized access with intent
to commit or facilitate a crime
Unauthorized modification of computer material
Making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be
used in computer misuse offences
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988)
Copyright law protects the owner of a
creative work from having it illegally copied
The law also applies to software
A user interface, and the ‘look and feel’ of an
operating system, can also be subject to copyright law
It is illegal for an individual to copy software such as a game or
application such as a word processing or graphics package
Creative Commons Licensing
A Creative Commons licence is used when an author is willing to
give people the right to share or use a work that they have created
The creator can choose to allow only non-commercial uses, so
that their work cannot be copied and distributed for profit
Freedom of Information Act
(2000)
In 2000, a new law was passed to give people access to data
held by public authorities
It does not give access to personal data about people