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Legislation and
Acts
- Data Protection Act (DPA)
- Protects us against
misuse of our
personal data.
- Personal data may be held by
organisations, for example;
shops, schools and businesses.
- Personal data may be held by
organisations, for example;
shops, schools and businesses.
- These organisations must
ensure that our personal
data is;
- Processed fairly and
lawfully
- Obtained for
specified purposes
- Adequate, relevant and
not excessive
- Accurate and up to
date
- Not kept longer than
necessary
- Processed respecting the
rights of people
- Kept secure
- Not transferred outside Europe
- Processed fairly and
lawfully
- Protects us against
misuse of our
personal data.
- Computer Misuse Act
- Covers the misuse of computer equipment
and illegal access to files.
- This means that the following are
illegal and punishable by fines or
imprisonment;
- Software piracy (copying and distributing
software illegally)
- Planting viruses
- Hacking
- Fraud
- Software piracy (copying and distributing
software illegally)
- Covers the misuse of computer equipment
and illegal access to files.
- Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act
- Makes it a criminal offence to copy or steal media
or other people's work or ideas.
- It is illegal to:
- Copy or distribute media without a proper licence
or the copyright owner's permission
- Use purchased media on more
computers than you have licences for
- Copy or distribute media without a proper licence
or the copyright owner's permission
- Makes it a criminal offence to copy or steal media
or other people's work or ideas.
- Digital Economy Act
- Stops people illegally
downloading media.
- Service Providers (ISPs) can collect data about
repeated offenders
- If offenders continue downloading then their
internet access can be slowed or suspended
- If offenders continue downloading then their
internet access can be slowed or suspended
- Stops people illegally
downloading media.
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