There
are many laws that affect the use of information.
Three
of these are the:
Data Protection Act 1998
The
Data Protection Act controls how personal or customer information is used by organizations
or government bodies. The Data Protection Act includes strict guidelines and
privacy policies on how to keep information safe. Companies that do not have a
data management strategy in place could be breaching the DPA and could be at
risk of prosecution by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) where fines
can reach up to £500,000 and even imprisonment. Any organization that handles
personal information about individuals must protect that information under the
Data Protection Act 1998.
·
These
principles require any organization, corporation or governmental body that
collects personal information to handle it safely.
· The
Data Protection Act, states that all organizations collecting and using
personal information are legally required to comply with these principles.
· The
law provides stronger protection for more sensitive information - such as your
ethnic background, political opinions, religious beliefs, health, sexual life
or any criminal history.
·
This
data act is enforced by an independent information commissioner, who can take
action against any company or governmental body that fails to protect their
data, or that abuses its right to collect and hold that information.
Freedom of Information Act 2000
The
Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides public access to information held by
public authorities. It does this in two ways: public authorities are obliged to
publish certain information about their activities; and. members of the public
are entitled to request information from public authorities.
Computer Misuse Act 1990
The
Computer Misuse Act (1990) recognized the following new offences: Unauthorized
access to computer material. Unauthorized access with intent to commit or
facilitate a crime. Unauthorized modification of computer material. Making,
supplying or obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences.
Copyright and Patents Act 1988
Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, is
the current UK copyright law. It gives the creators of literary, dramatic,
musical and artistic works the right to control the ways in which their
material may be used.
Harvard references:
Experian
Data Quality. (2015). What is the Data Protection Act? | Experian Data Quality.
[online] Available at: https://www.edq.com/uk/glossary/data-protection-act/
[Accessed 4 Jul. 2017].
Ico.org.uk.
(2017). What is the Freedom of Information Act?. [online] Available at:
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-freedom-of-information/what-is-the-foi-act/
[Accessed 4 Jul. 2017].
Teach-ict.com.
(2017). Teach-ICT AS Level ICT OCR exam board - data protection act. [online]
Available at:
http://www.teach-ict.com/as_a2_ict_new/ocr/AS_G061/317_role_impact_ict/computer_misuse_act/miniweb/
[Accessed 4 Jul. 2017].
https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/uk_law_summary
https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/uk_law_summary
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