Legal moral ethical

Question 1

Other than hacking, what is illegal?

Answer 1

storing and processing data without keeping it secure
make or trade hacking tools
make digital copies of work without permission
intercept electronic messages without legal authority

Question 2

What are the big 4 acts?

Answer 2

Data protection act 1998
Computer misuse act 1990
copyright, designs and patents act 1988
Regulatory of investigatory powers act 2000

Question 3

Data protection act principles (8)

Answer 3

Be fair and lawful
Relevant and not excessive
Accurate and up to date
Only kept as long as needed
Only to be used for stated purpose
Be kept securely
Handled in line with rights
Not to be transferred to countries without protection laws

Question 4

Exceptions to data protection act

Answer 4

National security
Crime and taxation
Domestic purposes

Question 5

What does the computer misuse act cover?

Answer 5

Unauthorised access to material
Unauthorised access with intent to facilitate a crime
Unauthorised modification of material
Making, supplying or obtaining anything to be used in computer misuse offenses

Question 6

Computer misuse act 1990 offense examples

Answer 6

Spreading a virus
Attempt to log in without authorisation
Using someone else’s login
Reading, changing or deleting data
Obtaining or creating a ‘packet sniffer’

Question 7

What is the copyright designs and patents act for?

Answer 7

to protect creators of books, music, video, and software

Question 8

What does the regulation of investigatory powers act 2000 do?

Answer 8

Requires ISPs to assist in surveillance secretly
Enables mass surveillance of communications in transit and monitoring of internet activities
Enables public bodies to demand private info keys be handed over
Prevents the existence of interception warrants