Legislation Flashcards
(16 cards)
Outline cultural issues with computers
Layout- Arabic right to left
Character sets
Colour paradigms
Outline issues with AI
Replacing jobs, use workers, more productivity
Do jobs better, not replace
Increase spread of disinformation
Outline disadvantages of comps on ethical issues
Easier for government to monitor citizens
News owned by large corporations
Easier to use false info
Easier to access illegal info
Outline advantages of computers on ethical issues
Share info that would be difficult to without internet.
Outline disadvantages of computers on the environment
Obsolete go to waste
Use electricity
Intensive manufacturing
Toxic materials
Outline advantages of computers on the environment
Less paper used for Comms.
Working at home means less pollution
Outline disadvantages of computers on the workplace
Some jobs have disappeared
Difficult to use
Expensive
Cyber security concerns
Distracting
Outline advantages of computers in the workplace
New jobs in computing industry
Speed up boring parts of the job
Better Comms
Less human error
Outline professional codes of conduct for programmers
Regard for public health
Regard for human rights
No discrimination
Equal access
Describe RIPA and investigatory Powers Act
Military,
Interception of Comms
MI6,MI5
Bulk personal database
Describe the copyright designs and patents act
No selling copies of software
Describe the freedom of information Act
Public access to info held by public authorities
(Not personal data)
Can have no reason
Can refuse
Describe the computer missuse act
Protect computer users from wilful attacks
Unauthorised access to computer material
Unauthorised access with internet tension to commit more offences
Unauthorised modification of computer material
Describe the Data Protection Act
Controls how personal information is used by an organisation
Outline the 6 principles of the Data Protection Act
- fairly, lawfully and transparently
- specified, explicit purposes
- relevant, only what is necessary
- accurate
- right to be forgotten
- appropriate security
What are the individual rights of the Data Protection act?
- how their data is being used
- access to data
- incorrect data updated
- erase data
-stop or restrict processing of data
