Legal/Privacy Issues

Question 1

What are legal and privacy issues?

Answer 1

• Regard laws that have been introduced by UK governments to protect data, systems and networks from unauthorised access.

Question 2

Loss of Privacy and Hacking:

Answer 2

• Internet companies and governments are using personal data to invade privacy and track civilians.
• Facebook was involved in a scandal with using personal data for unintended purposes.
• WhatsApp and Apple have been criticised for encrypting messages sent by terrorists.
• Attackers are using botnets and infected systems to crack poorly secured databases and attempting to phish people for usernames and passwords. Examples include: Sony, Yahoo, TalkTalk.

Question 3

Online Crime Examples:

Answer 3

• Unlawfully obtaining personal information and using it for identity theft or fraud.
• Harassment and threatening others on social or private messages; blackmail.
• Cyber attacks
• Sharing copyrighted material e.g television programmes, music, video games.
• Distributing prohibited material like drugs or weapons on the dark web.