Internal Policies And The Law Flashcards
(6 cards)
1 law from the computer misuse act 1990
:Accessing someone’s computer without permission
:Accessing someone’s computer with intention of criminal offenses
:Altering Computer data without permission
1 law from data protection act 1998
: The data must be used within the law
: It must only be held for the reasons provided to the commissioner
:The data cannot be store for longer than agreed
: The Info must be kept safe and secure
What Is the computer misuse act 1990
It is a law which states what Is illegal to do with a computer
What is the data protection act 1998
It is a series of rules about how a data controller stores data about data subject
Data covered by the dpa
The data subject must be asked by the data controller to store sensitive info about them
Copyright laws
It is illegal to copy,change,distribute anyone else’s property eg: songs,videos,images