ICT

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  • the data protection act 2018 is a law that protects the rights of individuals with regard to their personal data
  • 8 principles of the data protection act:
    • lawfulness
    • fairness
    • transparency
    • accuracy
    • security
    • purpose limitation
    • accountability
    • data minimisation
  • The data subject is the person whose personal data is being processed.
  • the data subjects rights are the rights to be informed about how and why your data is used
  • A cyber criminal is a person who uses computers to commit a crime.
  • The computer misuse act 1990 made it legal to prosecute cyber criminals
  • benefits of equal access to a company:
    • increased productivity
    • more relaxed work environment
    • less stresses work environment
  • Benefits of equal rights on individuals:
    • better performance
    • improved skills
    • feel better about work
  • Benefits of equal access to society:
    • more communication
    • problems get solved
    • employment growth
  • digital exclusion is the unequal access to digital technology, including smartphones, tablets, laptops
  • the digital divide is the gulf between those who have access to the internet and those who do not
  • shared data is data that has been shared with someone
  • digital footprint can be passive or active
  • transitional data is data which is generated as the result of transaction
  • examples of people who use location based data:
    • taxi services
    • airports
    • trains
    • fitness trackers
  • benefits of shared data:
    • more connections
    • more collaborations
    • more research
  • disadvantages of using shared data
    • dangers of breaching
    • privacy issues
  • Organisations use flow charts to model the flow of data between a system and external people, devices and organisations.
  • 3 main parts to a level 0 data flow chart:
    • the system
    • the external entities (people, organisations or devices which input or output data to or from the system
    • the data flows between external entities and system
  • long circle= terminator(start/stop)
  • Rectangle= process
  • sideways kite=decision
  • trapezium= data