P5 Explain The Legal And Ethical Issues In Research
P5: Explain the legal and ethical issues in relation to the use of business information
In this task I am going to explain about each of the legal issues and the ethical issues individually and explain how businesses use these.
What is the Data Protection Act 1998? This Act came into force in 1998 and this aims to protect an individual’s right to privacy of their personal data of which is taken and handled by businesses. Personal data does not just mean personal information; it means any data relating to a living person. This means it could include information about current employees and includes their address, bank details and date of birth. This can only be stored with the consent from the person or if it is necessary for the performance of the person’s …show more content…
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 was designed to enclose legislation and controls over computer crime and Internet fraud. The legislation was created to:
- Criminalise unauthorised access to computer systems.
- Discourage serious criminals from using a computer in the commission of a criminal offence or seek to get in the way or impair access to data stored within a computer.
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 has raised concerns among privacy supporters and those who believe in limiting government authority on daily life and behaviour. However, the Computer Misuse Act has served as a model for computer crime legislation in other Commonwealth countries.
How businesses comply with this Act
In order for College to comply with this Act they must not:
- Display any information which enables others to gain unauthorised access to computer material including instructions for gaining access, computer codes or other devices which assist hacking.
- Display any information that may lead to any unauthorised modification of computer materials.
- Display any material which may provoke or encourage others to carry out unauthorised access to or modification of computer
In this task I am going to explain about each of the legal issues and the ethical issues individually and explain how businesses use these.
What is the Data Protection Act 1998? This Act came into force in 1998 and this aims to protect an individual’s right to privacy of their personal data of which is taken and handled by businesses. Personal data does not just mean personal information; it means any data relating to a living person. This means it could include information about current employees and includes their address, bank details and date of birth. This can only be stored with the consent from the person or if it is necessary for the performance of the person’s …show more content…
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 was designed to enclose legislation and controls over computer crime and Internet fraud. The legislation was created to:
- Criminalise unauthorised access to computer systems.
- Discourage serious criminals from using a computer in the commission of a criminal offence or seek to get in the way or impair access to data stored within a computer.
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 has raised concerns among privacy supporters and those who believe in limiting government authority on daily life and behaviour. However, the Computer Misuse Act has served as a model for computer crime legislation in other Commonwealth countries.
How businesses comply with this Act
In order for College to comply with this Act they must not:
- Display any information which enables others to gain unauthorised access to computer material including instructions for gaining access, computer codes or other devices which assist hacking.
- Display any information that may lead to any unauthorised modification of computer materials.
- Display any material which may provoke or encourage others to carry out unauthorised access to or modification of computer