Computer Science: Legislation and privacy

Question	Answer
The Data Protection Act 1998	This Act specifies the rules about collecting and holding data. These include: data must be processed fairly and lawfully data must be adequate, relevant and not excessive data must be accurate and up to date data must not be retained for longer than necessary data can only be used for the purpose for which it was collected data must be kept secure Not transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEC) without adequate protection
Computer Misuse Act (1990)	The Computer Misuse Act (1990) recognised the following offences: Unauthorised access to computer material Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime Unauthorised modification of computer material Making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988)	Copyright law protects the owner of a creative work from having it illegally copied It is illegal for an individual to copy software such as a game or application such as a word processing or graphics package
Creative Commons Licensing	A Creative Commons licence is used when an author is willing to give people the right to share or use a work that they have created
Freedom of Information Act 2000	In 2000, a new law was passed to give people access to data held by public authorities This includes state schools, police forces, local authorities and the NHS It does not give access to personal data about people

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