ICT, Communication & related Legislations. Produced by Neil Liggett. Acts of Law – shared data & information.

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. Communication is increasingly using I.T. What problems can arise from this process? Stolen identities, Financial irregularities (doctoring information), Confidential Health data being shared, Criminal & fraudulent activities – including industrial sabotage/espionage, ‘hacking’, Misuse & abusive use of IT.

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. The right to data privacy is heavily regulated and rigidly enforced in Europe. ‘Article 8’ of the European Convention of Human Rights provides a right to respect for one's "private and family life, his home and his correspondence", subject to certain restrictions. (SOURCE: ECHR) The Data Protection Act 1998 – oversees this right, or does it!?! Image:

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. The Data Protection Act 1998, the basic way it works is – Setting up rules that people have to follow Having an Information Commissioner to enforce the rules It does not stop companies storing information about people, it just makes them follow rules i.e. how they store, distribute & share information.

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. The Computer Misuse Act 1990, protects against – Anyone who causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data (private/personal nature) held in a computer, Access which someone intends to secure is unauthorised, Hacking to include extortion, bribery, theft, fraud, Deliberately inducing ‘viruses.’

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. The Display Screen Regulations 1992, enforce the health & safety issues surrounding the use of IT – Companies must provide adequate training & information, Proper breaks or changes in activities, Suitable workstations i.e. correct furniture & accessories, Eye tests should employees request them, Adequate lighting

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. What about this one! – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, is a law in the UK which made it unlawful, amongst other things, to transmit an automated recorded message for direct marketing purposes via a telephone, without prior consent of the subscriber.

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. Images taken: Should of gone to Specsavers!

ICT, Communication & related Legislations. The Software Copyright Law, enforces the laws surrounding use of software i.e. – you do not have the right to give a copy to a friend, you cannot make a copy of a CD with a CD writer and then sell it, you cannot use the software on a network unless the licence allows it, you cannot rent out the software without the permission of the copyright holder.