Legislation Protecting Users And Data - Content Flashcards
What are the seven main legislations that affect the use of IT systems?
- Consumer Rights Act (2015)
- Police and Justice Act (2006)
- Computer Misuse Act (1990)
- The Copyright Regulations (1992)
- The Health and Safety Regulations (1992)
- The Data Protection Act (2018)
- Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988)
What is the Consumer Rights Act?
• This covers consumer rights regarding goods and services, including digital content.
• Consumers have the right to repair, replacement or refund for faulty digital content.
What is the Police and Justice Act?
• This act is an amendment to the Computer Misuse Act so that it covers denial of service attacks (DoS).
• The maximum sentence for a DoS attack is 10 years in prison.
What are the Copyright Regulations?
• This extends the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act to include computer programs.
• It makes company board directors liable to prosecution for allowing illegally copied software to be used in their organisation.
What are the Health and Safety regulations?
• These regulations require organisations to make sure that display equipment meet health and safety standards
• Failure to meet the regulations is punishable by up to two years imprisonment and unlimited fines.
What is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act?
• Protects the rights of creators of original pieces of work. This prevents others distributing this work without the copyright holder’s permission
• Breach of the act incurs penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment and unlimited fines.
Why is legislation important?
• Legislation ensures compliance.
• It encourages and builds trust in systems.
• Ubiquitous computing means our virtual lives are as important to us as our real lives.
What are the benefits of legislation?
Individuals - they can trust systems and be sure their personal data is protected.
Society- the use of powers is transparent and clear
Organisations - their reputation is ensured
