Legislation and privacy

Law
1. The Data Protection Act (1998)
  1. This meant that: The data must be accurate and up to date. You have a right to see what data is held about you. The data must be protected from unauthorized access
2. Computer Misuse Act (1990)
  1. Designed to prosecute hackers who gain access to computer systems without consent
  2. People who develop software should not make programs that can get unauthorized access to others programs or data
  3. Unauthorized access to computer material
  4. Unauthorized access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
  5. Unauthorized modification of computer material
  6. Making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences
3. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988)
  1. Copyright law protects the owner of a creative work from having it illegally copied
  2. The law also applies to software
  3. A user interface, and the ‘look and feel’ of an operating system, can also be subject to copyright law
  4. It is illegal for an individual to copy software such as a game or application such as a word processing or graphics package
4. Creative Commons Licensing
  1. 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
  2. The creator can choose to allow only non-commercial uses, so that their work cannot be copied and distributed for profit
5. Freedom of Information Act (2000)
  1. In 2000, a new law was passed to give people access to data held by public authorities
  2. It does not give access to personal data about people

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