Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
+ download music, movies, images, software without permission or without paying out
Computer Misuse Act
+ Hacking (breaking into personal files, accounts without permission)
+ Creating and Sending Viruses
Data Protection Act
Data Subjects - are the people that information is held on and we HAVE RIGHTS!!!!
+ to change wrong information
+ compensation if the act is broken
+ allowed to see the information held on you (for a fee!) but not always ...
- not if its a matter of national security
- if its to prevent or detect crime
Data Controller - person who is responsible for looking after the information
their responsibilites are ...
+ keep it up to data and accurate
+ not keep it for longer than necessary
+ take security measures to prevent it being deleted or altered
+ only show it to the data subject
+ not transfer to companies outside the EU
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