Data Protection and Copyright

When holding personal data a company needs to...

• must delete the data when you leave

• must register with the Data Protection Registrar

• must register with the Local Authority

A shop will hold the following personal data

• Their address

• The amount they spent last year at the supermarket

• Their loyalty card number

• All of the above

The law about collecting and holding data is...

• Criminal misuse act

• Computer Misuse Act

• Data Protection Act

• Copyright Act

One of the laws says that...

• only government organisations can hold personal data about you

• personal data held by an organisation must be protected from hackers

• personal data must be updated at least once a year

• all personal data must be encrypted

A “data harvesting tool” is:

• illegal software used to steal passwords

• software used to gather information about individuals

• a type of input device

• a type of virus

On your social media you should never....

• enter personal details of your friends

• upload photographs of yourself that you would not want everyone to see

• enter your address

• enter any of the above