Legislation

Created by

Chloe Lynch

Cards (18)

Data Protection Act (2018)
Data Protection Act rules for organisations 
only collect the data for a specific purpose
make sure the data is accurate
data that is not necessary for the specific purpose may not be collected
How can companies collect data
3rd parties - other companies sell / share data
cookies track users as they browse websites
paper registration forms
CCTV
viewing habits with streaming services
6 reasons for lawful processing
consent
legal obligation
public task
contract
vital interests
legitimate interests
How data must be stored
the data is kept accurate and up to data
not kept longer than necessary
must not be transferred to other countries unless they can keep it protected
customers must be told of a data breach within 72 hours of it happening
Methods to secure data
using passwords for any systems with access to the data
encrypting data
only allowing access to those users that need it
CCTV
security guard
two-factor authentication
Data Protection Act (2018) rights 
right to view data stored about you by organisations for free
must consent to having marketing sent to you
the right to withdraw consent
right to make changes to your data if it is inaccurate
right to be forgotten - delete personal data
Penalties from the Data Protection Act
Issuing warnings to the organisation
order the organisation to comply
4% of company turnover
20 million euros
Computer Misuse Act (1990)
Computer Misuse Act (1990) offences
unauthorised access to computer material
unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
unauthorised modification of software or data
making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences
What can breaking the computer misuse act 1990 result in
10 years in prison and a fine
What can copyright or trademark infringement can result in
fines
up to 10 years in prison
How to prevent Copyright
licence keys, activation keys and serial numbers
holograms on physical products to show they are genuine
online registration or activation will prevent the software from working if a licence has not been purchased
Copyright infringement
copying books, webpages, music, video or software
Software licences 
software is protected by copyright law
for proprietary software a licence must be purchases before the software can be used
for open source software, the license normally permits the software to be downloaded for free - the licence often has conditions such as requiring you not to sell it
Proprietary software 
most commonly used software by general public
source code is usually kept by the developer (closed-source) and the user receives the complied programs the software cannot be adapted or modified by user
software can only be used if the user has a license
this types of software is typically off-the-shelf and not custom made
Open source software
open source software provides access to the source code that was used to create it (users have freedom to develop or modify it)
open source software is often developed collaboratively by many programmer and companies that give up their time to improve the software