1.6- Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology Flashcards
Data protection act
The law that protects personal data, ensuring it is stored safely, used lawfully, and you have the right to see and correct it
Computer misuse act
Makes unauthorised access (usually called hacking), and creating or spreading viruses illegal
Copyright designs and patents act
A law to protect content creators, to ensure their intellectual property is not stolen or used without permission, covers software, music and films
License
You must have this, to use software created by someone else. It makes sure the creators get paid for the work they did
Open source
Software which is made freely available, including the source code. usually developed and supported by a community.
Proprietary
Software which remains the property of the creators, you pay for a license and cannot copy it
Source code
The high-level code for the application program, this is made public for open source software but remains a secret in proprietary software
Hacking
Illegal under the Computer Misuse Act. It is deliberately accessing a computer without permission
Viruses
It’s illegal to write or spread these under the Computer Misuse Act, they spread and damage computers
Data subject
The individual about whom information is being processed, e.g. a customer, patient or employee, in the Data Protection Act
Piracy
Copying software without making payment to the owner for a licence, in breach of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act
Purpose
The reason for collecting personal data, you must state this and not use data for another reason, according to the DPA
Cookies
Small text files that are saved by websites in your browser cache. They track your behaviour and can be a privacy issue
