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Legislation 32 Legislation 32

Legislation 32 Our last topic is a BIG fave in the exam! It has often been the subject of the final question that’s worth 8 marks So it’s VITAL you know about these four laws relating to computers… Data Protection Act Copyright, Designs & Patents Act Computer Misuse Act Freedom of Information Act

Legislation 32 Data Protection Act Copyright, Designs & Patents Act Computer Misuse Act Freedom of Information Act Start with the basic purpose of each law: Privacy Hacking & Viruses Piracy Open access

Legislation 32 So each law targets a different issue You don’t need to know lots of detail But you must learn the basic principles behind each law Remember – this could make a big difference to your final exam grade! Let’s look at each law in turn…

Legislation 32 Forces organisations to protect the personal details they store about people This applies to all organisations, such as schools as well as companies Organisations can be fined if they don’t follow the 8 principles that are laid down in the Act You need to know 2 or 3 of these… Data Protection Act

Legislation 32 1.Processed fairly and lawfully 2.Processed only for specified, lawful and compatible purposes 3.Be adequate, relevant and not excessive 4.Kept accurate and up to date 5.Kept for no longer than necessary 6.Processed in line with the rights of data subjects 7.Kept secure 8.Only transferred outside Europe if there is adequate protection Data Protection Act – Principles The Act says that personal data must be: Kept accurate and up-to-date Kept for no longer than necessary Kept secure

Legislation 32 Data Protection Act

Legislation 32 Targets hackers and virus-makers Focused on ‘un-authorised access’ It has three levels of ‘offence’… Starts with access Then intention to do more harm Then altering data Computer Misuse Act

Legislation 32 Computer Misuse Act

Legislation 32 Aimed at preventing piracy Protects rights of the makers of software, photos, music, films etc So use without permission is illegal Prime example is music, with illegal services such as Grooveshark being closed down while legal services such as Spotify or iTunes grow Illegal downloaders will also now get letters from their ISP… Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

Legislation 32 Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

Legislation 32 Copyright is also a big deal with photos People can be sued if they don’t get permission to use images After all, photographers want to be paid for their work And photo agencies are very strict about people ‘stealing’ their images Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

Legislation 32 Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

Legislation 32 Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

Legislation 32 And finally…copyright is also a big deal with software That means people & companies getting illegal copies of applications & games About 25% (or a quarter) of software in use in Britain is illegal That’s according to the Federation Against Software Theft… Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

Legislation 32 Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

Legislation 32 Gives people the right to see data stored about them by public sector organisations eg government, councils Anyone can make a ‘FOI’ request Freedom of Information Act

Legislation 32 Freedom of Information Act

Legislation 32 Data Protection Act Copyright, Designs & Patents Act Computer Misuse Act Freedom of Information Act Remember the basic purpose of the laws Privacy Hacking & Viruses Piracy Open access

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Legislation 32 Today’s technologies can be used to monitor people’s movements and communications That has an impact on our freedoms & privacy Critics talk about ‘Big Brother’ Others say it is vital to fight crime and terrorism Technology & Monitoring You just need to be aware of these issues…

Legislation 32 There has also been a lot of debate about Governments monitoring s & web And also search engines logging your keywords and search histories And social networking sites sharing data with Governments Some people also worry about their privacy with issues such as sites using cookies to track browsing Technology & Monitoring

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