Computer Legislation

Question 1

What is the Data Protection Act 2018?

Answer 1

Gives rights to data subjects (people whose personal data is stores on computer systems)

Question 2

What are the six principles of the Data Protection Act?

Answer 2

Data should be kept safe + secure
Data shouldn’t be kept longer than necessary
Data must be accurate + up to date
Data should be relevant + not excessive for specified use
Data must be used for a specific purpose
Data must be used in a lawful + transparent way

Question 3

What does the Data Protection Act give the data subjects the right to do?

Answer 3

See, amend and delete personal data an organisation holds about them

Question 4

What is the Copyrights and Patents Act 1988?

Answer 4

To protect intellectual property -> anything someone has created e.g. a novel, a song, a piece of software

Question 5

Why has the Internet made it difficult to uphold the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act?

Answer 5

File-sharing

Question 6

What does the Computer-Misuse Act 1990 do?

Answer 6

To stop hacking and cyber crime