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WorksheetsWJEC 1.10 - Legal and Ethical - Legislation
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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
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
Which law are you breaking if you download a pirated movie?
The Data Protection Act
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Freedom of information Act
Computer Misuse Act
A newspaper is trying to find out who a movie star had an affair with - can they use the Freedom of Information act?
Yes
No
Can you file a Freedom of Information request to find out how much an MP has claimed for expenses?
Yes
No
Once you've purchased a license for some software, are you allowed to distribute it as you wish?
Yes
No
A student hacks into his University computer system - he only accesses his own data, does no damage, but changes his assessment grades. Can he be prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act?
Yes
No
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
James logs onto his friends computer at school without permission - which offence does this breach (break)?
Offence 1: Unauthorised access to computer material
Offence 2: Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Offence 3: Unauthorised modification of computer material
Offence 3a: Making, supplying malicious material like viruses
Sarah accesses her brothers Instagram account without permission - which offence does this breach (break)?
Offence 1: Unauthorised access to computer material
Offence 2: Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Offence 3: Unauthorised modification of computer material
Offence 3a: Making, supplying malicious material like viruses
Mohammed says he is going to delete Sean's e-mails, accesses Seans e-mail account but does nothing - which offence does this breach (break)?
Offence 1: Unauthorised access to computer material
Offence 2: Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Offence 3: Unauthorised modification of computer material
Offence 3a: Making, supplying malicious material like viruses
Hassanah makes a virus that infects a computer network and shuts it down - which offence does this breach (break)?
Offence 1: Unauthorised access to computer material
Offence 2: Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Offence 3: Unauthorised modification of computer material
Offence 3a: Making, supplying malicious material like viruses
Cody accesses Lindsay's facebook account and edits Cody's profile without permission - which offence does this breach (break)?
Offence 1: Unauthorised access to computer material
Offence 2: Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Offence 3: Unauthorised modification of computer material
Offence 3a: Making, supplying malicious material like viruses
Sabrina deletes the photos off Stella's computer without permission - which offence does this breach (break)?
Offence 1: Unauthorised access to computer material
Offence 2: Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Offence 3: Unauthorised modification of computer material
Offence 3a: Making, supplying malicious material like viruses
Literacy focus: what does unauthorised mean?
Breaking the law
Having permission
Determined to do something
Not having permission
Literacy focus: what does offence mean?
Breaking the law
Not having permission
Determined to do something
Not having permission
Identify the penalty for Offence1 : Unauthorised access to computer material
Up to six months in prison and/or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence and /or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence and /or a hefty fine
Up to a ten year prison sentence and /or an unlimited fine
Identify the penalty for Offence 2 : Unauthorised access to with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Up to six months in prison and/or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence and /or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence or a hefty fine
Up to a ten year prison sentence and /or an unlimited fine
Identify the penalty for Offence 3 : Unauthorised access to with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Up to six months in prison and/or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence and /or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence or a hefty fine
Up to a ten year prison sentence and /or an unlimited fine
Identify the penalty for Offence 3a : Unauthorised access to with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
Up to six months in prison and/or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence and /or a hefty fine
Up to a five year prison sentence and /or a hefty fine
Up to a ten year prison sentence and /or an unlimited fine
A secretary accessing a lawyer's personal email account without permission
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
