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The legislations that protects individuals and groups from the misuse of ICT
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The legislations that protects individuals and groups from the misuse of ICT Legislation means the laws that are passed by parliament. Over the years many things have changed and as thins change new laws are created to prevent misuse. Computers have been developed and have become very popular and as the use of computers increases the amount of information stored in them will also increase i.e. bank details, credit card information, personal information and such. This information can be obtained and can cause harm to individuals and for this reason the following laws have been introduced to prevent this from happening: The Data Protection Act (1998) The data protection act was established in 1998 and has 8 principles: 1. processed fairly and lawfully 2. used for the lawful purpose it was collected for 3. adequate and relevant to purpose collected for 4. kept accurate and up-to-date 5. kept no longer than necessary 6....
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