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1.8 | Ethical, Legal, Cultural and
Environmental Concerns| Legislations
- The Data Protection Act 1998
- Covers how personal data
may be used by companies.
- People who collect personal data need to
register with the Information Commissioner.
- What does it cover?
- What can be collected.
- How long it can
be kept for.
- Steps to keep it up to
date/accurate.
- Sending and using the data.
- Who can see the data.
- What can be collected.
- What are the 8 pinciples?
- Lawfully obtained
- Accurate
- Kept no longer than required
- Secure
- Transferred to another country
- Lawfully obtained
- Covers how personal data
may be used by companies.
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
- Designed to protect computer users
against attacks and theft of information.
- There are 3 levels.
- 1. Unauthorised access to a
computer system.
- 2. Unauthorised access with
intent to a computer system.
- 3. Unauthorised Access with intent to
change a computer system.
- eg. alter data
- eg. alter data
- 1. Unauthorised access to a
computer system.
- Designed to protect computer users
against attacks and theft of information.
- Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Protects people’s written, dramatic,
musical, film, broadcasts property .
- Makes it an offence to copy or distribute other
people’s intellectual property without permission.
- Protects people’s written, dramatic,
musical, film, broadcasts property .
- Creative Commons Licence
- Allows people with protected work to
allow free distribution of the work.
- They may allow commercial or non-commercial use of their work.
- Allows people with protected work to
allow free distribution of the work.
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- This allows members of the public to access
information that is held by public services.
- Public Services are required to publish
information under this Act.
- Members of the public can request information under this Act.
- What public services is it held by?
- Police
- Fire
- Health Care
- Secondary Schools
- Police
- This allows members of the public to access
information that is held by public services.
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