Legal, moral and ethical issues

• Data protection act 


  Controls the way data about living people is stored collected and processed
• Dates of the data protection act

  1998 and 2018
• Parts of the data protection act

  Data must be processed fairly and lawfully
• Parts of the data protection act

  Data is to be obtained for one specific reason
• Parts of the data protection act

  Data should not be collected in excess and unnecessary amounts
• Parts of the data protection act

  Data should be accurate and up to date
• Parts of the data protection act

  Data should not be kept for longer than needed
• Parts of the data protection act

  Data should not fall into the wrong hands
• Parts of the data protection act 2018 


  Users should be able to see what data is being collected
• Personal data


  Refers to living, identafiable people which includes paper records as well asa computerised ones e.g Natinal security number
• Computer misue act

  This prevents the malicious use of computers
• Computer misue act parts

  This act prevents unatharised access to computer materials.

  Access with the intent to do further offences.

  Unautharised modifcation of computer material.
• Copyright, design and patents act 


  This act protects peoples authentic creations and property
• Copyright, design and patents process

  If someones work is original, copyright is autamatically applied and they own the rights to their work. It cannot be coppied for 25 to 70 years
• regulation of investigatory powers act

  Covers the investiation, surveillance and interception by public bodies e.g secret service
• regulation of investigatory powers act parts

  A warrant in needed for this act to come into action, It would enforce that moblie phone companies and service provides give up information to the government
• regulation of investigatory powers act date

  2000
• Computer missue act date

  1990
• Copyright, design and patents act date

  1988