1.8 Computing Legislation TRUE or FALSE

Your teacher should not have personal data about you stored on their laptop

• TRUE

• FALSE

A newspaper is trying to find out who a movie star had an affair with - they can use the Freedom of Information act

• TRUE

• FALSE

A newspaper is trying to find out who a movie star had an affair with - they can use the Freedom of Information act to do this

• TRUE

• FALSE

Planting a ransomware virus on a computer system, can result in prosecution under the Data Protection Act

• TRUE

• FALSE

You can use an image categorised as Creative Commons, on a personal website or blog

• TRUE

• FALSE

You can file a Freedom of Information request to find out how much an MP has claimed for expenses

• TRUE

• FALSE

Once you buy a license for some software, you are allowed to distribute it as you wish

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Police need access to data about a suspect in an investigation - they are allowed access despite the Data Protection Act

• TRUE

• FALSE

A student hacks into his University computer system - he only accesses his own data, does no damage, but changes his assessment grades. He can be prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act

• TRUE

• FALSE

A person decides to leave an online streaming service. They still receive emails from them 6 months later. Under the Data Protection Act, the person can ask the company to remove them from their database

• TRUE

• FALSE