SLR 16

Question 1

What does the Data Protection Act do?

Answer 1

It covers your personal data and how it is used

Question 2

What is a data subject?

Answer 2

Someone who has data about them outside of their control

Question 3

What is a data controller?

Answer 3

Something that determines the organisation who has collected your data

Question 4

What is a data commissioner?

Answer 4

Something that can enforce the Data Protection Act such as the government or police to get personal data for data breaches

Question 5

What are the eight principles of data protection?

Answer 5

-Only held for specific reasons
-Data must be collected and used fairly and inside the law
-Only used for the registered purpose
-Only relevant data is stored
-Data must be accurate and up to date
-Data must be kept safe and secure
-No transfer outside the EEA unless the country as data protection laws

Question 6

What does the Data Protection Act allow?

Answer 6

-Right of subject access
-Right of correction
-Right to prevent distress
-Right to prevent direct marketing
-Right to prevent automatic decisions
-Right to complain to a Information Commissioner
-Right to compensation

Question 7

What was added to the Data Protection Act in 2018?

Answer 7

A law that makes Data Controllers have to be able to prove their Data Protection methods are sufficient

Question 8

What is the Computer Misuse Act of 1990?

Answer 8

Made this illegal:
-Unauthorised access to another computer system
-Unauthorised access to digital materials with intent to commit further crime
-Unauthorised modification of data
-Making, supplying or obtaining tools to commit computer misuse offences

Question 9

What is copyright?

Answer 9

Gives creators a right to their work so it can’t be stolen without permission

Question 10

What is a patent?

Answer 10

An exclusive right granted for an invention which limits how it can be used by others

Question 11

What is the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000?

Answer 11

A law that:
-Demands ISP provide access to customer communications
-Prevents interception activities from being revealed in court
-Allows mass surveillance of communication
-Allows monitoring of an individuals Internet activities
-Demands access to be granted protected information

Question 12

What 4 things concerns RIPA?

Answer 12

-Invasion of privacy
-Freedom of speech
-Unnecessary censorship
-Improper use of RIPA