legislation
copyright and design and patents act
data protection act
computer misuse act
software licences
data must be processed lawfully,fairly and in a transparent manner
data must be kept a secret
data must be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data
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storing of personal data
fraud
data theft
unauthorised work
unauthorised acess
data destruction
misconceptions-hacking can be legal with permission
images
music
video
algorithms, computer programs, nad databases are covered under this act
using software without a software licence
theft by a business of the methods of other IT business
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proprietary
user cannot modify the software
usually paid for per computer
supported by developers
users do not have access to the source code
tested by developers prior to release
open source
users can modify and distribute the software(originator should be acnologed
can be installed on any number of computers
supported by the community
users have access to the community
may not be fully tested
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