studio 5

Studio 5- Cyberethics

Digital divide

The digital divide is the inequality of the use and the access of information communication technology between different group which consist of age , geographically  and countries.

The digital divide is known as the global digital divide however this only uses countries as its main analysis, for example the global digital divide will compare countries such the USA to a country such as Uruguay.

Researchers have stated that although the digital divide has lessened in recent years , the digital divide has now apparently shifted to the knowledge divide , this means that it has shifted from people not having the access to technology but not having the knowledge to understand and how to use it.

Studio 4

290COM Lab tutorial 4

Case 1

The Rv Gold & schiffreen case was significant in in the of the computer misuse act and future acts related. Although this is a crime, they didn’t abused the information received, however this stance has made companies think twice about their security due to the ease of how gold & schiffreen were able to obtained the login credentials.

My opinion: they say the act was poorly rushed maybe , I do believe that maybe pressure of gold&schiffreen viewing prince Phillips information l so easily led to act coming in so fast.

Case 2

If the shop worker at pc world made a mistake about the child pornography, a lot of repercussions would arise. First of all this go against the ACPO principle 2 as it states that a person must be competent to do so and be able to give evidence explaining the relevance and the implications of their actions  this means a person must have a good enough reason and hard evidence to support their accusation . This could then potentially leader to Gary glitter taken the police and the shop keeper to court of the arrest.

Studio 1

290COM  tutorial 1

Case 1

Q1. Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully because in this case the user was incorrectly mistaken for a wrong person, and potentially messing up his life.

Q2. Yes the case is against the data protection act , as the information of a convicted man has been used for another , potentially ruining James Wiggins career in the future.

Case 2

Q1. Personal data shall be accurate and up-to-date ,  because the handling of data must always be accurate and up to date as , problems can happen , in jobs , whilst applying for jobs ,in this the case the failure to do so could hit the police hard

Q2.this case is against the dpa as the records of criminals were not handle properly and are containing mistakes .

Case 3

Q1. Personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes, and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes. Because data should be processed for a specific reason and shouldn’t be passed on for another purpose not concerning the person who the information regards.

Q2. No as there are option that most companies give for example you can tick a box if you do not want your information passed on to third party companies .

Case 4

Q1. Personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes, and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes. In this case anyone can access the information which lead to the tragic death of jill dando.

Q2. This is against the Data Protection as personal information shouldn’t be allowed to viewed by other people without the person, in the case of  jill dando it’s a sad case as only authorized people should be able to view this content.

Studio 2

290COM Computer Law studio 2

1 

1)      The UK needs a freedom of information act because everyone should Have right to the wealth of information held by public authorities.

2)      What is the statutory timescale for answering a request  : is 20 working days

3)      What is the primary purpose of FOI legislation: To create transparency within government and make public authorities accountable to the public.

4)      Request for information under the act can be made : By any person regardless of age and nationality .

5)      If a public authority request a fee:  it does not have to respond to the request until the fee is paid

6)      An authority does not have to comply with a repeat or similar request from the same applicant: unless one year has elapsed from the date of the first request

7)      When determining a request a public authority must consider : whether the request is valid

8)      When does the FOIA override the DPA: When personal data is in the public interest

                                                                 

studio 3

PART 1

1)           If a person has an idea for a novel (i.e., nothing other than a set of thoughts in their mind), they can copyright it

a.    True

2)           Which of these extends copyright to computer programs?

c. The Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations

3)           Decompilation is

a.    When a program will not compile

4)           If I publish something on the Internet it is not covered by copyright law

a.    True

5)           Copying programs is allowed when

a.    The copy is a backup

6)            Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize for a novel called ‘Wolf Hall’, in 2009. Imagine she dies next year (2012). When would you be free to copy ‘Wolf Hall’ in the UK?

a.    2080

7)           If you illegally copy software you are liable for prosecution unless

a.    Neither (a) nor (b)

8)           You can decompile software when

a.    When decompilation is in accordance with law

9)           A person has written software and published it. They can copyright it

a.    True

10)        Trojans, viruses and back-door programs are against which Act

a.    The Computer Misuse Act

PART 2

A                Jailbreaking an iPod is illegal

                  1. True

                 

B                File sharing is illegal

                  1. True(examples of of file sharing websites are piratebay)