CONSEQUENCES OF COMPUTING

• Data Protection Act


  Data must be accurate, not excessive, not kept longer than necessary, not transferred to countries without adequate data protection
• Computer Misuse Act

  Prevents hacking- unauthorised access to data, with further criminal intent, modification of computer material
• Freedom of Information Act


  Rights of access to information held by schools, hospitals, police
• Copyright Designs and Patents Act


  Give rights to creators of material to control how the material is used EG copying, adapting
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act


  Public authorities eg police, intelligence services, customs have power to access data to investigate crimes EG phone tapping, monitoring internet access, access to encryption keys
• RIPS Act EG BBC phone licenses. May be stolen/pirated
• Data breaches


  • Ebay 2019 145 mil accounts data compromised, everyone had to change password
  • Sony 2014 politically motivated north korean group guardians of peace leak emails between employees
• Ebay data breach


  Shares for ebay dropped 1.43%
• Sony data breach


  Shares for sony dropped 6.6%
• Selective drop down menus for passwords

  Prevents keylogging software
• Encryption


  Makes data unreadable to those without the key to decode it
• Digital rights management


  The process of access management systems for digital media EG encryption