1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology
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Legal Issues
The Data Protection Act 2018 Computer Misuse Act 1990 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Cultural issues
The way that Computer Science can impact the way people groups do things
Privacy Issues
Collecting storing and disseminating information about individuals
Data Protection Act 2018
A law covering:
what can be collected
how long it can be kept for
steps to keep it up to date/accurate
sending and using the data
who can see that data
Computer Misuse Act 1990
The UK law that makes it illegal to hack into a person's computer and to disrupt deliberately someone else's computer.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Legislation concerned with the distribution of ideas, media or products. If you did not make it, you cannot sell, or share it without the creator/owners permission
Software Licenses
Open Source & Proprietary
Open source
The source code is free and accessible by all. There is no legal cover or protection. Can be better as it is maintained by an entire community. Updates and addons are created and you can personalise it
Proprietary
Effectively the opposite of open source. Usually not free