Computer Misuse Act 1990

1. Computer Misuse Act 1990 The computer misuse act was created to make it an offence to access a computer that someone is not entitled to use. Offences that are covered by the act include hacking, accessing computers without the authority to do so and purposefully installing malware. The act makes it illegal to access or to attempt to access a computer system without the correct authorisation and If the hacker tries to get into the system but is unsuccessful they can be taken to court for this.

P3- understand the issues related to the use of information: Legal issues: Data protection legalisation (e.g. data protection act 1998) Purpose: The main purpose of the Data Protection Act is to give all individual(s) the rights over their personal data and information. The act requires anyone who handles an individual’s personal data to agree with a number of important principles and legal obligations. All individuals are entitled upon making an access request, to be supplied with a copy of any

a company is either extracting the information they have obtained or using it to optimise their performance there are several legal acts they need ensure they are not breaching by doing so. These are the Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of the Information Act 2000 and the Computer Misuse act 1990. Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable

keys will arise because of the Copy Right Act of 1988. This is as the software that was previously licenced to both companies has now become invalidated due to the fact it was licenced to each individual and respective company, but not MN as a whole. Therefore any software used in the development and hosting of the database and website, will now have to be renewed. For the merging of the systems and newly built website, the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 would expect a reasonable level of

Data Protection Act 1998 This legislation protects people’s data and information stored on databases. Data subjects are people whose personal data is stored, the rights given to data subjects are: right of subject access, right of correction, right to prevent distress, right to prevent direct marketing, right to prevent automatic decisions, right of compliant to the information commissioner and right to compensation. The eight principles of the data protection act that companies need to adhere to

Introduction In this task, I have been asked summarise the Data Protection Act (1998) and Computer Misuse Act (1990). Also I will have to explain the ethical issues surrounding the code of practice (when using email and internet) and information ownership and talk about the importance of backing up information and impact of increasing the sophistication of systems. [P3] Legal Issues – The Data Protection Act 1998 is the act to control how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses

EXPLAIN THE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES VALUED BY EMPLOYERS In this report I will be explaining personal attributes that are valued by employers. An example of personal attributes is, self-motivation. I will also discuss three acts; Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act and Copyright Act. Self-motivation is ability to do what needs to be done, without influence from other people or situations. People with self-motivation can find a reason and strength to complete a task, even when challenging, without

Legislation/Policy Explanation How Tesco complies Data Protection Act 1998 The data protection act protects people who are identifiable from their information and data being shared. The information will be bank details, address and billing and some other personal details. Information is collected from club card registrations and application forms. They cannot publish these details and will be securely stored on a database. However the information can be used by Tesco for market research which

relate to the security and privacy of data. Computer Misuse Act 1990 This act was introduced to prevent users hacking. This also stops them entering a computer, programs or files without authorisation, this act is in place to prevent users to use the internet without permission to cause an act of crime and also prevents unauthorised modifications to a computer. This act does not allow any attacks on a server as this is illegal. Hacking into a computer is not allowed as it can disrupt the business

When information is stored, if it about a person then it isn’t covered by the same act it then becomes data protection act. The information to the public is free to learn and access but it’s not free when requested for physical copy. If information is requested and cannot be accessed public bodies will give reasons why they cannot release the information