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Different legislations that protect people from the misuse of ICT.
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Report 3E. Introduction: In this report I am going to talk about 3 different legislations that protect people from the misuse of ICT. The legislations are all laws that are in working progress and all of them can if broken carry a prison sentence or a fine with them. Data Protection Act (1998): The Data Protection Act 1998 sets out to protect the privacy of personal information. It only covers personal information about living individuals, not about businesses. It covers data stored on computer or in a paper-based filing system. It lets people check what data is being held about them. The Data Protection Act 1998 sets out to protect the privacy of personal information. It is run by the Information Commissioner's Office. These are the 8 principles of the Data Protections Act: 1. Fairly and lawfully processed (used) 2. Used for limited purposes 3. Adequate and relevant. Only what is needed may be used 4. Accurate 5. Not kept...
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