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1.5.1 Computing Related Legislation Flashcards

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What are the 4 main laws of computer technology?

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  • The Data Protection Act (1998 & 2018)
  • The Computer Misuse Act 1990
  • The Copyright Design and Patents Act 1998
  • The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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What is the Data Protection Act?

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  • Designed to protect personal data and focusses on the data holder.
  • Controls how personal info is used by companies and government.
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What are the different roles covered in the 1998 Data Protection Act?

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  • Data Subject - Data stored about them, out of their control.
  • Data Controller - Determines what data an organisation collects and how it is collected, processed/stored.
  • Data Commissioner - Has power to enforce DPA - independent public body and reports directly to parliament and appointed by the crown.
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What are the 2 main categories of the Data Protection Act?

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  • Personal Data - Name, Address, DOB
  • Sensitive Data - Nationality, Ethnicity, Political beliefs
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What are the 8 main principles of the Data Protection Act?

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  • Data collected and used fairly and inside the law
  • Only held for specific reasons
  • Only used for registered purpose
  • Adequate, relevant and not excessive
  • Kept accurate and up to date
  • Not kept longer than necessary
  • Kept safe and secure
  • No transfer outside EEA unless country has data protection
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What are the 8 main principles of the Data Protection Act?

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  • Data collected and used fairly and inside the law
  • Only held for specific reasons
  • Only used for registered purpose
  • Adequate, relevant and not excessive
  • Kept accurate and up to date
  • Not kept longer than necessary
  • Kept safe and secure
  • No transfer outside EEA unless country has data protection
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What are the rights held by people regarding the Data Protection Act?

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  • Right of subject access
  • Right of correction
  • Right to prevent direct marketing
  • Right to prevent automatic decision making
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What is the purpose of the 2018 Data Protection Act?

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  • In 2015, the EU began working on the General Data Protection Act
  • The aim was to strengthen and standardise data protection regulations across Europe
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Would the hacker be in breach of the DPA, if the hacker was able to access personal data. Who would be breaching DPA?

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  • DPA focusses on personal data - Hacker not in breach
  • However, if hacker accessed employee data, the company would be in trouble
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What is the Computers Misuse Act 1990?

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  • Gaining unauthorised access to the system
  • Unauthorised access with intent to commit a crime
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What actions does the Computers Misuse Act make illegal?

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  • Unauthorised access to a computer system
  • Unauthorised access to digital materials with the intent to commit further crime
  • Unauthorised modification of data
  • Making, supplying or obtaining tools to commit computer misuse offence
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What are some of the consequences of breaking the Computer Misuse Act?

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  • Fine
  • Imprisoned
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How would the hacker be breaking the Computer Misuse Act?

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  • As the hacker is gaining unauthorised access, they are breaking the law
  • As they are accessing it with the intent of committing a further crime - committing 2nd most serious offence
  • If they amend data - committing even more serious offence
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What is the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1998?

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  • Individual/ organisations that produce media has their ownership - other parties can’t redistribute without permission
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What does the Copyright Designs and Patents Act prevent people stealing and copying?

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  • Brand names
  • Inventions
  • Product Designs
  • Original works
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What are the 2 strongest protections of Intellectual Property?

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  • Copyright - Legal term used to describe the rights a creator has over their own work
  • Patents - Exclusive right granted for an invention - provide owner with the right to decide how their invention is used by others
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What is Intellectual Property?

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  • Refers to anything you create using your mind such as stories, inventions and symbols
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What does the Copyright Designs and Patents act allow people to do?

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  • Gives creators to control how their work is used and distributed
  • Any original product is automatically protected
  • Makes it illegal to copy other’s work without permission
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What would the hacker have to do to break the Copyright Designs and Patents Act?

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  • Posting the material on the internet would break this act
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What does RIPA stand for?

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  • Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
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What does RIPA do?

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  • Provides certain bodies the right to monitor communications and internet activities
  • Has come about due to evolving threats posed by criminals and terrorists
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Criminals use technology to communicate and co-ordinate their actions what type of public bodies does RIPA grant rights to combat this to and who not?

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  • Grants rights to: The police, Security services
  • Doesn’t grant rights to: Environment Protection Agency, Office of Fair Trading, Serious fraud office
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What are some of the key features that RIPA does?

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  • Demands that ISPs provide access to customer communications
  • Allows mass surveillance of communications
  • Allows monitoring of an individual’s internet activities
  • Demands that access be granted to protected information
  • Demands that ISPs install equipment that facilitates surveillance
  • Implement a hardware and software solution that facilitates the storage of digital communications
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Which groups of people are subject to RIPA?

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  • Internet Service Providers
  • Online Businesses
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What are some of the concerns of RIPA?

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  • Invasion of privacy
  • Improper use of the RIPA
  • Unnecessary censorship
  • Freedom of speech
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Exam Question: Describe the purpose of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (3)

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  • Sets out to empower/ limit the extent
  • To which public bodies
  • Can use technological surveillance
  • This can include monitoring internet activity
  • Electronic communications
  • And forcing users to hand over encryption keys

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