legislation Flashcards
what is legislation
legislation is laws in something
name 3 pieces of media that can be copyrighted
. Images . Videos . Music . Print . Publish .perform . Literary . Logos
summarise the data protection act
The use of personal data that is used fairly, lawfully, and transparently, and not done to discriminate or to be used against the user in a morally wrong way
why was the computer misuse act created
because two hackers use the BT network to login to the duke of Edinburgh’s email account
what does the black hat hacker do differently to the white hat hacker
the black hat hacker hacks with malicious intent
why is censorship used in news
to control a country’s information or to protect children from unsuitable content
what is the digital divide
the percentage of people with or without technology or internet in the world
what do large companies do with your personal data
sell it to be used in experiments, used hyper targeted ads from your interests
what are cookies
cookies are a thing used on websites to track your activity on that website and to direct you at things you like doing based on the information they collect from the cookies
what can happen to personal data that has been accessed by the government
it might not be safeguarded and might be accessed by hackers and used without your permission
what are happening to our rare metals
they are being used up to create new technologies and are destroying our environments and ecosystems of the harvesting of these materials
what is the freedom of information act
an act that allows the public to access information on them that is held by the government
what can large internet companies such as google not do
keep it for longer than it is needed and collected data from children and sell that information to clients for advertisement and research without the users permission
What contains the code to start and turn off a computer
ROM
what is the rule of an or gate
if one input is on then the output will always be on
