Data Legislation

Data Legislation

1. GDPR

   • Data must be used in a fair way
   • Data must be only used for the role it's intended to have
   • Data must be relevant - cannot gather more than what is needed
   • Data must be up to date
   • Data must not be kept for longer than it is needed for
   • Data must be kept safely and secure
   • Data must not be transferred without protection

2. Computer misuse act (1990)

   • Cannot gain unauthorised access to a network
   • Cannot modify data on a network without permission
   • Cannot create and / or supply malware

3. Copyright and design patents act (1988)

   • Illegal to copy and / or share other people's work
   • Must have permission to distribute work
   • Doesn't just goven digital data work
   • It also covers written work and people's ideas
   • Illegal sites will be prosecuted and shut down

4. Creative Commons Licencing

   • Attribution - Work can be copied, modified and shared but must tell the owner
   • SHare-alike - if work is modied, it can only be shared with the same licence that the original piece of work had
   • Non-Commercial- cannot re-use the work for own profit
   • No Derivative Works - Can copy and share but cannot modify

5. Freedom of Infomation Act (2000)

   • Allows the public to access 'public' infomation
     • Government assets must publish data to the public
       • Allows the public to see transparency in companies
         • Infomation which may cause harm to national security can be held back

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