COMPSCI 353 Flashcards
(31 cards)
What is the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and who needs to comply with it?
Protects minors online under the age of 13.
Websites/Online services that are directed to kids or know that kids use their services.
What is the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), and who needs to comply with it?
Address concerns about children’s access to obscene or harmful content over the internet.
Applies to Websites/Online services, educational institutions, and libraries
What is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and who needs to comply with it?
Gives parents certain rights concerning their children’s education records.
Applies to all Schools/Institutions that receive funding from the federal government
What is Crime?
A behavior that the law makes punishable
Classification of Crimes
Felonies, Misdemeanors, and Infractions
What is Criminal Procedure?
Set of rules explaining how the government must handle a criminal case
Deference between Civil and Criminal Procedure
Criminal handles cases where someone is accused of a crime
Civil deals with disputes between people or organizations
What is Computer Crime?
Crime that use computers in anyway to commit them
What is Hacking?
Identifying a weakness in a computer system to exploit its weakness to gain access
What are the three types of hackers?
Black Hat
White Hat
Gray Hat
What is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
The primary U.S. law addressing computer crime
CFAA Section (a)(2)
Hacking to obtain information prohibits intentionally accessing a computer without authorization to obtain information from any protected computer
CFAA Section (a)(5)
Hacking to commit damage prohibits knowingly transmitting or intentionally accessing a computer with or without authorization to cause damage or loss
CFAA Section (a)(7)
Threats of hacking prohibits threatening to damage a protected computer, demanding money, or threatening to obtain/impair information
What are the three primary ways in which the CFAA could be violated?
Code-based
Contract-based
Norms-based
What are the four types of Intellectual property?
Patents
Trade secrets
Trademarks
Copyright
What is a Patent and how long does it last?
Protects new inventions or discoveries.
20 years
What is a Trade secret and what are the three basic characteristics?
Protect confidential business information that gives a company a competitive edge.
Have Value, Be Unknown, and Be Protected
What are Trademarks, and what are the Requirements to register a trademark with USPTO?
Protects brand names, logos, or symbols that identify goods or services.
Use of the trademark in interstate commerce and distinctiveness of the trademark.
What is Copyright, and what are the three criteria for a work to be copyrightable?
Protect original works of authorship like books, music, movies, or software.
Someone copies or uses the work without permission.
Have legal proof that you’re the owner of the work.
Be eligible for benefits such as Statutory damages and Attorney fees.
What is Fair Use?
Allows people to use someone else’s copyrighted work without permission, but only in specific situations
What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)?
Attempts to update copyright laws to respond to challenges of the digital environment
What are the three categories of torts?
Intentional torts
Strict liability torts
Negligent torts
What are the elements of negligence?
Duty of Care
Breach of Duty
Causation
Damages
