WJEC 1.10 - Legal and Ethical - Legislation

What is the name of the law that makes hacking illegal?

• Data Protection Act
• Computer Misuse Act
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
• Hacking Act

Which of the following is NOT an offence under the Computer Misuse Act?

• unauthorised access to someone else's files
• unauthorised access to someone else's files with intent to commit further criminal offences
• copying software and trying to sell it to someone for a profit
• writing and distributing a virus

Making a copy of the latest Hollywood blockbuster movie and sharing it with a client. Which law is broken?

• Data Protection Act 1998

• Computer Misuse Act 1990

• Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988

• General Data Protection Regulation Act 2018

What does RIPA stand for?

• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

• Regulation of Information Powers Act

• Regulation of Investigatory Protection Act

• Recovery of Investigatory Powers Act

Organisations storing your data must...

• Keep it up to date
• Keep it for no longer than 5 years after your death
• Ask for more data than required
• Wait for you to contact them to ensure its accurate

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, allows organisations to access digital communication, ISPs, Businesses and individual communications and storage

• True
• False

Choose all the relevant principles of the UK Data Protection Act. Data must be ...

• ... processed fairly and lawfully

• ... accurate and up-to-date

• ... kept for no longer than necessary

• ... kept securely

What computer activity did the UK's Computer Misuse Act of 1990 make a criminal offence?

• Downloading

• Spamming

• Hacking

• Streaming

What does the Data Protection Act give an individual the right to do?

• A right to request the data an organisation holds about them without paying a fee
• A right to request the data an organisation holds about anyone without paying a fee
• A right to request the data an organisation holds about anyone for a fee;
• A right to request the data an organisation holds on them for a fee

Who is responsible for making sure the requirements of the Data Protection Act are upheld in an organisation?

• The Computer Network
• The Data Controller
• The Individual
• The Stakeholder