Legal Responsibilities

Question 1

What is the Data Protection Act (1998) ?

Answer 1

The DPA (1998) protects the privacy of individuals by ensuring that their personal informaion is processed in an ethical manner. It includes 8 principles.

Question 2

Name the 8 DPA (1998) Principles.

Answer 2

.Fair and lawful handeling of data
.Be specific on the data's purpose
.Only hold data that is adequate and required
.Keep data accurate and up to date
.Don't keep data longer than necessary
.Take into accounts people's rights
.Keep data safe and secure
.Do not transfer data to countries in which terms like DPA are not used

Question 3

What are the General Data Protection Regulations?

Answer 3

After Brexit, the UK created the GDPRs and enforced them under a new law called the Data Protection Act (2018).

Question 4

How did the GDPRs change the previous DPS (1998) principles?

Answer 4

They expanded the requirements on organisations handeling personal data, and increased the punisment to $20 million or 4% of a business’s annual turnover, whichever is largest.

Question 5

Define the Computer Misuse Act (1990).

Answer 5

The CMA (1990) protects users against the theft and damage of the informaion they store using IT Systems.

Question 6

Define the Police and Justice Act (2006).

Answer 6

The PJA (2006) extended the CMA so that it covered Denial of Service Attacks (DoSA), as well as the making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences, essentially Mal Ware.

Question 7

Define the Telecommunications Regulations (2000).

Answer 7

They allow businesses to monitor employees use of the company network.

This ensures businesses can detect and prevent cyber secuity attacks on their company.

Question 8

Define the Fraud Act (2006).

Answer 8

The Fraud Act simplified previous legislations on fraud. Failing to disclose information or abuse by poser is illegal with a maximum 10 years imprisionment.