Laws

• The Consumer Contracts Regulations Act was passed

  2013
• Consumer Contracts Regulations Act


  Specifies the rights of customers when shopping online
• Information the Consumer Contracts Regulations Act states an online trader must provide

  • A full description of the products available
  • Product prices
  • Delivery charges
  • Methods of Payment accepted
  • Returns Information
  • For digital-information on hardware/software compatibility
• Occasions where a customer would not be able to return or cancel their order


  • If they download digital content they will not be entitled to cancel their order
  • If they purchase a DVD/Blu-ray and break the security seal, they lose their right to cancel their order
• Computer Misuse Act


  • Passed in 1990
  • Designed to protect users against computer misuse
• What the Computer Misuse Act includes

  • Accessing computer material without permission
  • Accessing computer material without permission with intent to commit further crime
  • Altering computer data without permission
• Hacker


  A person who tries to gain unauthorised access to a computer
• Malware


  A software designed to cause harm/damage to a computer. Eg files, adware to causes pop-ups.
• Types of Malware


  • Trojan Horse
  • Virus
  • Spyware
  • Spamming
  • Worms
  • Adware
  • Ransomware
• Copyright Designs & Patents Act

  • Passed in 1988
  • Designed to protect the property rights of individuals and organisations that create and produce material based on original ideas
• Piracy


  The illegal copying or downloading and distribution of software without permission
• Software Licence


  Required when a user wishes to download and use a piece of software
• Intellectual Property


  Material based on original ideas, e.g. Software/Applications, Music, Films, Games
• Data Protection Act


  • Passed in 1998
  • Gives legal rights to people who have information stored about them
• Principles of the Data Protection Act

  • Be used fairly and lawfully with the consent of the subject
  • Be used for the specified purposes only
  • Be adequate, relevant and not excessive
  • Be accurate and kept up to date
  • Not be kept for longer than is absolutely necessary
  • Be processed in accordance with the rights of the data subject
  • Be held safe and securely
  • Not be transferred outside the European Union without adequate protection
• Data Subject


  The individual the data is stored about
• Data Controller


  The organisation that determines what data is collected, how it is collected and how it is processed and stored
• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

  The government office responsible for expecting the Data Protection Act