1. Data Protection Act (1998)
1.1. The Data Protection Act exists to protect such details. This personal data includes items such as: name and address ,date of birth, medical records, school and employment records, religion
1.2. Principles of the DPA
1.2.1. Personal data must be held securely.
1.2.2. Personal data must be fairly and lawfully processed.
1.2.3. Personal data must be obtained for specified and lawful purposes.
1.2.4. Personal data must be adequate, relevant and not excessive.
1.2.5. Personal data must be accurate and up to date.
1.2.6. Personal data must be processed in line with our rights
1.2.7. Personal data must not be kept for longer than is necessary.
1.2.8. Personal data must not be transferred to other countries outside the European Economic Area, unless those countries have similar data protection laws.
2. Computer Misuse Act (1990)
2.1. access computer material without permission .e.g looking at someone else's files
2.2. access computer material without permission and with intent to commit criminal offences, e.g hacking into your bank's computer and increasing the money in your own account
2.3. alter computer data without permission, .e.g writing a virus to destroy someone else's data
3. The Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act (1988)
3.1. When you buy software, for example, copyright law forbids you from:
3.1.1. Giving a copy to a friend
3.1.2. Making a copy and then selling it
3.1.3. Using the software on a network (unless the licence you signed allows it. For example, you may be allowed to install an app on 3 devices within a family)
3.1.4. Renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder