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Strand E In this strand I will be telling you about the laws and legislation in ICT. These laws are for the use of ICT where ever you are both at home and at work. The laws I will be looking at are: * Data Protection Act (1998) * Computer Misuse Act (1990) * Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1989) * Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) * Health and Safety Regulations (1992) * Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000) * Internet code of practice I will look at each law and to see how they have affected the use of ICT and also I will see if the laws affect the other strands (A-D). Data Protection Act (1984 and 1998) The data protection act is mainly directed at personal data. The data protection act states: It concerns the rules imposed upon those who handle personal data, that is, data about living identifiable individuals, in any way. The law also provides...

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