legalisation/privacy Flashcards
data protection act (2018)
looking after personal data of people
ways personal data can be misused
- use name/bank details to take out loans/open bank accounts
- commit identity fraud
- use someones username/ password to hack an account
- sell your data
data collection rules
organisations must make sure the data they collect
- is for a specific purpose
- is accurate/ up to date
- is necessary
- must not be transferred unless they keep it protected
- protected from unauthorised access
ways organisations can collect data
cookies
3rd party
CCTV
data protection act rights
- right to view data stored about you
- consent to have marketing sent to you
- right to withdraw consent (unsubscribe)
- right to make changes to data
- right to delete your data
cookies
are used to see what posts people like etc and recommend more
information gathered is shared to third parties
reasons for lawful data processing
- consent
- legal obligation
- public task
- contract
- vital interests
- legitimate interests
ways websites collect your data
- sign up form
- messaging
- sending a survey
- calling someone
- emailing someone
computer misuse act (1990)
created these offenses
- unauthorised access to computer material
- unauthorised access with intent to commit / facilitate a crime
- unauthorised modification of software or data
- making supplying/ obtaining anything that can be used in computer misuse offenses
copyright, designs and patents act (1988)
- patents protect inventions - prevents anyone using the invention for 20 years
- copyright protects books/videos/music/software - last 70 years after the authors death - lets the author decide how their work should be used
laws
- copyright, designs and patents act (1988)
- computer misuse act (1990)
- data protection act (2018)
