1.5.1 Flashcards
Data Protection Act 1998.
This law applies to information stored both on computers and in organized paper filing systems.
Introduces a number of roles:
- Data subject: has data about them stored somewhere outside their direct control.
- Data controller: determines what data an organization collects and how it is collected, processed, and stored.
- Data commissioner: has the power to enforce the DPA, this is an independent public body that reports directly to parliament and is appointed by the crown.
Info covered by DPA falls into two categories: Personal and sensitive
DPA principles
DPA also outlines the right held by people (data subjects):
The Computer Misuse Act 1990
Sometimes referred to as CMA, The Computer Misuse Act 1990 concerns the malicious use of computers. The Act was originally created to ensure that computer hacking was covered by law, but has since been frequently updated to ensure it remains relevant.
what does the CMA make illegal?
charges for CMA
copyright design and patents act
protections offered by CDAPA prevent people stealing or copying brand names, inventions, product designs, and original works.
Intellectual properties (anything you create using your mind) are protected in law by way of copyright, patents, licensing, trademarks.
Strongest intellectual property is copyright and patient. Copyright is a legal term used to describe the right a creator has over their own work.
Patents are an exclusive right granted for an invention, they provide the owner with the right to decide if or how their invention can be used by others.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
It provides certain bodies the right to monitor communications and internet activities, as criminals use tech to communicate and RIPA grants certain bodies (police, security services) a grant of rights to combat this.
All internet service providers (ISP) and online businesses are subject to RIPA, ISPs provide us with inettret at home and work. RIPA dicatates that ISPS have to:
Provides access to digital communications, DC archives and internet activities when asked.
Implement hardware and software systems that facilitate the surveillance of digital communications.
RIPA dictates that businesses have to:
Provide access to digital communications or data when asked.
Implement hardware and software solutions that facilitate the storage of digital communications.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 factors
RIPA concerns
invasion of privacy
freedom of speech
unnecessary censorship
improper use of RIPA
software license
Developers release software under a licence.
Software users do not own the software, but they are permitted to use it if they agree to the licence terms. The licence may, or may not, place restrictions on the user.
Software that does not place restrictions on users is known as free software. Free software gives users the freedom to run, study, distribute, and modify the software. Nearly all open-source software is free software, but there are exceptions. For example, some open-source software does not give users the freedom to make a modified version and then use it privately, meaning it cannot be classified as free software.
proprietary
Software is said to be proprietary if it is non-free, meaning there are restrictions placed on the user. Examples of these restrictions include:
Limiting the number of computers on which the software can be used (often through the use of activation keys)
Specifying types of usage; for example, non-commercial, educational, or non-profit use
Not providing users with the ability to study or modify the source code (some proprietary software provides access to the source code, but restricts users from distributing their modifications to the source code)
To help clarify the meanings of some common terms, it is useful to know that freeware is a specific term used to refer to software (usually proprietary) that is available to users at no cost.
creative commons
To use material that is protected by the legislation, you need to have permission. This may be freely given, or the owner may insist on being named as the creator or owner of the copyright. A Creative Commons licence allows the owner to be attributed, or choose how others can share, use, or build on the material.
