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Flashcards by jade watterson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by jade watterson
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Legal Implications of ICT | The government is responsible and updating the laws to encourage the appropriate use of computers. |
| Compute Misuse Act | These laws deal with things illegal like hackers. People involved in digital crime is called hackers. hacking can happen remotely hacking can involve planting a virus |
| viruses | A virus is a piece of software to disrupt the normal operation of a computer Some are attached to email. It can display annoying messages. |
| Copyright, designs and patents act | This law is to protect the property rights of people and companies. These rights are known as 'intellectual property.' Software piracy-illegal downloading of software 'theft' of another companies ideas illegal downloading of music, movies using unlicensed software |
| Software Licensing | Organisations that use a computer network must purchase a license when buying a new software package. then they are legally allowed to distribute the software to users and computers. Companies haven't a license are breaking the Copyrights, Designs and patents act. |
| Data Protection Act | The storage of personal data's on computers. Its personal data like health services, education, birth/death records and finical organisations. If a company collects personal data it must abide by the Data Protection Act. |
| Data Protection Act principles | personal data should be processed lawfully used for a specific use only personal data should be accurate & up to date data shouldn't be given out of the EU |
| Key people in Data Protection Act | Data Subject- individual who is the subject of the data and might get compensation if lost. Information Commissioner-responsible for reinforcing the act. people responsible for processing the data. Data controller- person in the company who is responsible for the way data is processed. |
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