7. Consequences of Uses of Computers Flashcards
Outline:
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
Guidelines on how a desk is set up for using Computers for long periods of time.
Sitting / typing at a Computer screen for a long time isn’t natural and can lead to Repetitive Strain injuries in the wrists, back or eye issues.
Students are exempt from this law. Employers can face jail time if this isn’t followed
Conditions of:
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
Make Sure screens are adjustable and have anti-glare filters Provide supportive, adjustable chairs Provide Foot Supports Provide breaks in Computer work routine Pay for eye treatment if neccarsary
Outline:
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Affects how people can acquire, use and share Ideas, Software and Media.
Conditions of:
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
You CANNOT:
Use Copyright material without permission
Use patented Design without permission
Edit. Copy or Distribute Copyrighted programs without permission
Define Patent
Intellectual property owned by an organisation or individual for a fixed period of time.
Must be an inventive step forward
Define Copyright
Secures a product so that it can’t be copied, to protect the creator. Usually lasts for 70 years after their death
Conditions of:
Computer Misuse Act, 1990
Act Prohibits:
Unauthorized access to Computer material (data or programs)
Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences
Unauthorised modification of Computer material
Define Design Right
Protect how something looks
Define Trademark
Protects the name or logo used to identify a business or product
Define Craking
Deliberately breaking into a Computer system
Define Hacking
Deliberately breaking into a Computer system
Programming in an unstructured way
Define Personal Data
Data that can be used to identify a living person
Outline:
Data Protection Act, 1997
Controls how any Data Controller, such as a business, handles personal data
Conditions of:
Data Protection Act, 1997
Data must only be used for the specific reason it was collected
Data must not be disclosed to other parties without consent, unless there is an overriding legitimate reason
Individuals have a right to access data about them
Personal Data may be kept for no longer than it is needed
Personal Data may not be sent out of the European Economic Area without consent or adequate protection
All entities that process Personal Information must register with the Information Commissions Office
Companies must have adequate security in place such as firewalls and staff training
Subjects have the right to correct incorrect data
Define Data Subject
An individual who is the subject of Personal Data
Define Data Controller
Someone who determines how and why personal data is processed
Define Data Processor
Someone who processes data on behalf of a Data contoller
Outline:
Regulation of Investigatory Powers,2000
Regulates Surveillance of the internet
Conditions of:
Regulation of Investigatory Powers, 2000
Enables Mass Surveillance of communication in transit
Prevents the existence of interception warrants and any data from them being used in court
Enables certain Public Bodies to:
Demand an ISP gives access to customer information in secret.
fit equipment to enable surveillance
Demand the Keys to protected information
Monitor Internet activities
Define Code of Conduct
Not Law, but still a sackable offence. This is due to:
Public Interests
Duty to employers and clients
Professional Duty / Integrity and Competence
Define Digital Rights Management
The Application of control technologies to limit the sharing/ use if digital media
What can DRM do
Prevent Playback on “unauthorized” devices
Uses a database to track “authorised” devices
Preventing copying of files in Media Managers
Define Proprietary Software
Software where the creator places restrictions on its Use, Copying and Modification
Define Robot
A mechanical or Virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically, or with guidance
Define Artificial Intelligence
A science concerned with intelligence in present and future machines / software
Define Digital Divide
The diversity between groups of people with access to information (such as Computers) and those without
