1.6 Ethical, Legal, Cultural, Environmental

Question 1

Data protection act 1998

Answer 1

. States that any personal details stored as data must be kept securely

. Data must be processed fairly
. Data must be relevant
. Data must be up to date
. Data nut not be retained for longer than necessary
. Data can only be used for the right purpose
. Data must be kept secure
. Data must be handled in accordance with peoples rights
. Data must not be transferred outside the EU without protection

Question 2

Computer misuse act 1990

Answer 2

. This act is designed to prevent unauthorised access of hacking of programs or data

. Protects against unauthorised access
. Protects against unauthorised access with intent to commit a crime
. Unauthorised modification of computer material

Question 3

Copyright designs and patents act 1988

Answer 3

. This protects the creators of books, images, music etc from having their work illegally copied

. Illegal to copy material for a friend
. Illegal to make a copy and sell it
. Illegal to use the software on a network without a license to allow this

Question 4

Creative commons licensing

Answer 4

. This is where the author of the creative work is willing to allow people to share it

. The work can be used and shared but not copied or sold for profit

Question 5

Freedom of information act 2000

Answer 5

. This act gives people access to data held by public authorities

. It does not give access to personal data about individual people