3D- The Community- Southall
The Data Protection Act affects Southall my community a lot as all the details held by the government organisation are kept protected and confidential by the employers working there e.g. your GP he has all his patients’ personal data in front of him all the time including information about any of the illness they might have. The doctor has no legal right pass on any details to any other organisations such as: Life insurance company so they won’t have her life insurance as the organisation will know that the person will die soon and won’t accept him/her life insurances that is if the person applies for one. A person has legal rights to know the confidential information held about them by the organisation although they have to pay £10.00 and if the data held is false than the can even sue them and take legal action against them. The organisation has no right to distribute or publish any of these details for public view. The data of the people in my community are stored in many different organisations such as: Leisure centre, Library and hospitals.
Evaluation
I think that the Data protection Act 1998 is very effective in meeting the needs of 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D. The Act has proven to be a very successful legislation as it restricts organisations and people with wrong attentions from using their personal details for their own wrong reasons. It gives individuals the legal rights to know the detail and which type of detail is held of tem by a specific organisation although they have to see any details but if they believe the detail is wrong then they can sue the organisation. As for people in employment it benefits them so much as the detail held of them by the organisation cannot be distributed or made public and the organisations are restricted to tell any details of the employee to any outsider or any random person. The person or organisations have to go the Office of the Information Commissioner but it doesn’t really affect his working style. It also benefits people with special needs as they have a disability their personal detail has to be kept even more confidential so businesses who personal detail of her can face many obstacles if they misuse her details as it will be considered breaking the law for which the organisation will have to face certain consequences. It even benefits the community as the data kept in different organisations cannot be passed onto other organisations out of Europe without that specific person’s permission and if organisations do that again they will have to face the charges claimed by the person in court. However the Act doesn’t completely meet the needs (3A-3D) to the extent as it only aware the hackers, doesn’t technically stop them of hacking into unauthorised data.
Task 2
The Computer Misuse Act (1990)
The Computer Misuse Act (1990) is an Act of the UK Parliament. The Act’s introduction has nonetheless become a model upon which several countries including Canada and the Republic of Ireland, have drawn inspiration when subsequently drafting their owner information security laws. More generally, see computer crimes and internet fraud which is becoming more and more common and this Act was made to restrict these hacking and deceptions taking place. This law of Act applies to any individual who might be taking advantage and abusing their power and authority or making unauthorised access to other pupils personal account or details.
Why was it introduced?
The Act was introduced to restrict hacking and to prevent unauthorised access to other people’s computer or personal accounts. This Act was setup to deal with misuses of computer systems when existing laws were found to be inadequate. Its primary purpose is to act as a deterrent to would- be hackers. Since this act has been introduced it has restricted and prosecuted many hackers with the intentions to do damage although in today’s time hacking and computer misuses have become more common as you find young teenagers sending virus emails to each other and to people they don’t know which results their computer being damaged because of the virus that was sent through email has spread into their PC.
The Positive Effect of this legislation are that affects the individuals such as me a lot as this Act restricts other people hacking into my personal details and distributing them which is only not a Computer Misuse Act but is also a criminal offence. This could result into very critical consequences for that specific person who is committing those deeds. It also prevents me from doing the same as it alerts me of the punishment I will be facing. This Act protects me at school as the documents I have created will be less likely to be hacked as the person might do this will be easily tracked and when their defined they will face difficult penalties. It furthermore affects people in employment such as: Mark tremendously as the personal data of him is kept confidentially it is less likely for his data to go missing as the organisation he is employed in have a system which restrict hacking and frauds. The Act also affects his working style as any file documents he might have created at home of the organisation could get hacked and other businesses can take advantage of that and they might come to know the future planning of that business which could result into the organisation passing from very critical circumstances. Moreover it affects those with special needs such as: Mary who has lost her sight and uses the modern technologies to get on with her daily lifestyle, without the technologies it will be very difficult for her to do her profession. This Act protects Mary in several ways e.g. Hackers can hack into her system and access her personal details without her permission and even use those details for the wrong reasons which can cause Mary a lot of trouble and she could end up facing certain consequences which she didn’t deserve but thanks to the software this is stoppable. Finally it affects the community (Southall) my community a lot as the data of all the pupils in my community is kept in many different and similar organisations such as: Leisure centres, Supermarkets, Shopping centres, Banks and Libraries and all theses organisations have a database system in which all the personal details of pupils is kept such as: Name, Address and telephone number and it’s not very likely for the details to be distributed or hacked as these organisations have very strict software’s which prevent hacking from taking place but some professional hackers manage to access the details but this Act alerts the hackers of the consequences they will face such as: being jailed for minimum of 6 months and fined penalties starting from £2,000.
The Negative effects of this legislation are that it doesn’t stop the hackers from hacking into a computer system as even with strict software professional hackers manage to hack so therefore the act should be more critical and strict so hackers and those with wrong intentions will know it’s not easy to hack.
Who is affected by the legislation?
The people that are affected by the legislation are:
- Individuals
- The person in employment
- The community
- Those people with special needs
What Protection does it offer?
Unauthorised Access: People are guilty of the offence of unauthorised access if: They cause a computer to perform any function with intent to access any program or data held in any computer.
Unauthorised Access with Ulterior Intent: The purpose of this offence is to have a charge to be brought against people who were using a computer to prepare to commit a serious offence.
Unauthorised Modification: To succeed in a charge of unauthorised modification the prosecution must show that the defendant has modified the contents of any computer without authorisation.
What aspect of using ICT does it offer?
It protects Individuals e.g. any detail they might have stored in their PC e.g. address, date of birth and name it doesn’t allow hackers to publish any sort of detail without the acknowledgement of the specific person. Also it benefits the community as the information hacked shouldn’t onto other companies and if they don’t bound to this law of this act they will face certain consequences. It affects the people with special needs as their personal detail needs to kept extra confidentially and people in the working adult as the data of them shouldn’t be published to other organisations without the permission of that specific person.
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3A- The Individuals
The Computer Misuse Act (1990) affects the individuals such as me a lot as this Act restricts other people hacking into my personal details and distributing them which is only not a Computer Misuse Act but is also a criminal offence. This could result into very critical consequences for that specific person who is committing those deeds. It also prevents me from doing the same as it alerts me of the punishment I will be facing. This Act protects me at school as the documents I have created will be less likely to be hacked as the person might do this will be easily tracked and when their defined they will face difficult penalties. Although if I send my work to myself through email and someone hacks into my email account than all my work will be vanished as I will no longer have access to it and the work I have created will be someone else’s and I will be able to nothing to prove myself. The Act doesn’t protect me at home but if someone sends me virus emails than it won’t be a succession as I have Antivirus software which protects my computer and all the detail it contains.
3B- The Person in Employment- Mark
The Computer Misuse Act (1990) affects Mark tremendously as the personal data of him is kept confidentially it is less likely for his data to go missing as the organisation he is employed in have a system which restrict hacking and frauds. The Act also affects his working style as any file documents he might have created at home of the organisation could get hacked and other businesses can take advantage of that and they might come to know the future planning of that business which could result into the organisation making a loss instead of a profit which is a huge disadvantage for the business and Mark could end up losing his job or even be sued for maybe betraying and being bribed or not handling businesses confidential data with care. The Hacker who have hacked the data could result into facing very critical consequences such as; being jailed for the least 6 months and even being fined up to a very high amount as the minimum fine is £2,000. The data he might send to anyone can be accessed unauthorised which is a result of the data being hacked or even distributed without the authority of Mark. Although it doesn’t really effect his working style or lifestyle.
3C- Those with special needs- Mary
The Computer Misuse Act (1990) affects people with special needs such as: Mary who has lost her sight and uses the modern technologies to get on with her daily lifestyle, without the technologies it will be very difficult for her to do her profession. This Act protects Mary in several ways e.g. Hackers can hack into her system and access her personal details without her permission and even use those details for the wrong reasons which can cause Mary a lot of trouble and she could end up facing certain consequences which she didn’t deserve as she might not even have done that specific thing she might be blamed for but this Act prevents this from happening to Mary as the hacker can be caught and mostly proved guilty of charge but thanks to the software this is stoppable. This means Mary’s data is likely to kept more confidential than others, if her personal details get hacked from an organisations database than she has the legal right to blame and sue the organisation for not handling her personal information with confidential care and in result the business could end up closing down or being fined up to a certain amount of money. Also hackers can obtain confidential information from doctors and surgery’s so they can use it to blackmail people.
3D- The Community- Southall
The Computer Misuse Act (1990) affects Southall my community a lot as the data of all the pupils in my community is kept in many different and similar organisations such as: Leisure centres, Supermarkets, Shopping centres, Banks and Libraries and all theses organisations have a database system in which all the personal details of pupils is kept such as: Name, Address and telephone number and it’s not very likely for the details to be distributed or hacked as these organisations have very strict software’s which prevent hacking from taking place but some professional hackers manage to access the details but this Act alerts the hackers of the consequences they will face such as: being jailed for minimum of 6 months and fined penalties starting from £2,000. The Act restricts unauthorised modification of computer material although some hackers might be considered harmless, others aim to do damage to your system and spread viruses purposely. Hackers tend to gain unauthorised access to computer and the files stored on them. . Also hackers can obtain confidential information from doctors and surgery’s so they can use it to blackmail people and some try lots of passwords to gain access to an Electronic Fund Transfer system to obtain money, also when people access their bank accounts while their in the airports or in a hot spot.
Evaluation
I think that the Computer Misuse Act (1990) is very effective in meeting the needs of 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D. The Act has proven to be a very successful legislation as it restricts other people hacking into my personal details and distributing them. The person hacking could result into very critical consequences for that specific deed he/she is committing. It also prevents me from doing the same as it alerts me of the punishment I will be facing. The Act also affects people in employment as it is less likely for their data to go missing because most organisation have a system which restrict hacking and fraud. The Hacker who have or tried to hack any of the data from an organisation could result into facing very critical consequences such as: being jailed for the least 6 months and even being fined up to a very high amount as the minimum fine is £2,000 but it doesn’t really affect his working style. It also benefits people with special needs as they have a disability their personal detail has to be kept even more confidential so if an hacker hacks into her personal details and distributes than it could cause Mary trouble but the hacker can be traced and when he is he will be facing critical consequences. Furthermore it affects the community as the Act restricts unauthorised modification of computer material this Act alerts the hackers of the consequences they will face such as: being jailed for minimum of 6 months and fined penalties starting from £2,000. So therefore it completely meets the needs to the extent of (3A-3D).
Task 3
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988)
The Copyright, designs and patents Act (1988) was developed protect the expression of ideas. For a work to gain copyright, it has to be original and should be expressed in a material form. Copyright is effective upon the creation of the work. It arises automatically and in a country such as: UK one does not have to register the copyright in the work before it is protected. It is make sure that the original software or document created by the owner is not copied so no-one else can have the benefits which the original owner should have got in first place. It restricts people from making copies and distributing those copies to other people else without the permission of the original owner. If the owner becomes aware of it than he can sue that specific person and that person will face certain consequences such as: being arrested, prison for a certain time limit and you can also get charged for it. This legislation pretty much affects everyone as it affects any person in employment or anyone unemployed. This original Copyright, Designs and Patents Act was in existence long before computers were invented and it has since been widened to include computer software in order to prohibit the making of illegal copies.
How the legislation is used by the groups or individuals described in other unit 3 assignments?
Why was it introduced?
The Act was originally set up to protect the work of authors, artists and composers from being reproduced or copied without permission. The original Copyright, Designs and Patents Act was existence long before computers invented and since it has widened to include computer software on one computer and one notebook.
The Positive Effect of this legislation are that it affects the individuals such as me a lot as the work they do is secured and if anyone who try to use or make a copy of their work than they will face certain consequences which could lead them to paying fines up to 5,000 or even being jailed for a certain amount of time this is if the original owner of that software or document becomes aware of it so this is effecting individuals a lot as the work they have created is less likely to be distributed without their permission. It also helps them as when the document created by the owner is safe of hackers and copyrighters which are very beneficial for the original owner. It furthermore affects the person in employment such as: Mark because a lot since the detail he has of his work is confidential and shouldn’t be discussed with any people apart from the staff working with him. If any of the confidential documents are copied than it cause the company a huge loss and trouble which could result the business into closing down. So therefore it is very important if Mark to be very careful when he is handling company’s private data which shouldn’t be made public e.g. he shouldn’t say company’s database user name or password aloud to either one of his employees while their serving customers on the till because you never know some of the public members could be hackers but it doesn’t really affect his working style. Moreover it affects those with special needs such as: Mary because she uses modern technology to adapt to her daily lifestyle and working style as she has lost her sight. This Act prevents hackers and copycats from copying work without the owner’s permission or making illegal copies of the software or document. Although this Act applies to everyone who owns a computer, the act prosecutes illegal copying e.g. when you install a MS Office CD you register and you have to have registration number also you have to accept the registration otherwise the software will stop working after a certain time limit usually 30 days and if Mary doesn’t do this she can be prosecuted. Finally it affects the community (Southall) because nearly every house in my community has a computer and this Act applies to everyone who owns a computer and if they use a software such as: Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access then they need to register and they must not under any circumstances let anyone borrow their installation CD because this would mean they are violation the terms and conditions of the Act and this would result to them facing critical consequences such as: being imprisoned or paying a fine.
The Negative Effect of this legislation are that if someone copies the work or software of someone and then goes sells the software disk in another country without the original owner even knowing so in a way that person is getting all the benefits that the original owner should have got and that person can only be caught if the owner becomes aware of it and complains about it.
Who is affected by the legislation?
The people that are affected by the legislation are:
- Individuals
- The person in employment
- The community
- Those people with special needs
What Protection does it offer?
It protects software copyright so e.g. if a person buy’s a MS Office disk and install it on their PC and then they pass on that disk to a friend of his/her by law of this it prohibits you from doing that and also when you install a software you have to register and if you decide not to then the software will stop working usually after 30 days. Additionally it cannot be copied on to more than one PC and one notebook.
What aspect of using ICT does it offer?
It protects Individuals e.g. any document or software a person has created in their PC shouldn’t be copied or reproduced without the permission of the original owner. Furthermore it benefits the person in employment as the information of him held by his working organisation can get hacked but his organisation have a software which restricts this from happening. It also benefits the community as the information held cannot be passed onto other companies. It affects the people with special needs as their personal detail needs to kept extra confidentially and people in the working adult as the data of them shouldn’t be transferred to other organisations without their permission of a specific person.
3A- The Individuals
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act affects the individuals such as me a lot as the work they do is secured and if anyone who try to use or make a copy of their work than they will face certain consequences which could lead them to paying fines up to 5,000 or even being jailed for a certain amount of time this is if the original owner of that software or document becomes aware of it so this is effecting individuals a lot as the work they have created is less likely to be distributed without their permission. It also helps them as when the document created by the owner is safe of hackers and copyrighters which are very beneficial for the original owner. This law is for everyone who owns a computer so e.g. if an individual bought an installation disk of MS Office, they must not let anyone else borrow their software to install in their PC or make illegal copies of the CD. This law is benefiting the original owner of a document or software as it restricts hackers from copying it although some hackers are fearless in addition they still break the law make illegal copies of the specific thing and sell them for a cheaper price and get the benefits for something they didn’t create.
3B- The Person in Employment- M ark
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act affects people in employment such as: Mark (the manager of the organisation I did my work Experience). This Act effects Mark a lot since the detail he has of his work is confidential and shouldn’t be discussed with any people apart from the staff working with him. If any of the confidential documents are copied than it cause the company a huge loss and trouble which could result the business into closing down. So therefore it is very important if Mark to be very careful when he is handling company’s private data which shouldn’t be made public e.g. he shouldn’t say company’s database user name or password aloud to either one of his employees while their serving customers on the till because you never know some of the public members could be hackers and they could access the business database and use the personal details of the pupils for the wrong attentions which could cause the company a lot of trouble as the Data Protection Act (1998) restrict organisations from transferring data without the specific person’s permission. Although it doesn’t really effect his working style or lifestyle.
3C- Those with special needs- Mary
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act affects those with special needs such as: Mary because she uses modern technology to adapt to her daily lifestyle and working style as she has lost her sight. This Act prevents hackers and copycats from copying work without the owner’s permission or making illegal copies of the software or document. Although this Act applies to everyone who owns a computer, the act prosecutes illegal copying e.g. when you install a MS Office CD you register and you have to have registration number also you have to accept the registration otherwise the software will stop working after a certain time limit usually 30 days and if Mary doesn’t do this she can be prosecuted. It furthermore alerts them strong warnings: This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties, the Act protects software copyright. This aware Mary of the consequences she will be facing if disappointment to follow the law rules even if it was not intentional. If Mary buy’s a software disk which guides her through steps of how to use a computer, by law of this Act she is not allowed to give that installation disk to her friend or relatives who also might need the same guidance.
3D- The Community- Southall
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act affects Southall my community because nearly every house in my community has a computer and this Act applies to everyone who owns a computer and if they use a software such as: Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access then they need to register and they must not under any circumstances let anyone borrow their installation CD because this would mean they are violation the terms and conditions of the Act and this would result to them facing critical consequences such as: being imprisoned or paying a fine, the Act protects software copyright but with the installation disk of a software it can be copied onto many computer unless the software installed is not registered so therefore will stop working after 30 days. Additionally it cannot be copied on more than one PC and one Notebook. It gives original owners the benefits of the creation they have produced which is the rightful right for the original owner as he is individual who has spent the effort and time into creating that file or software.
Evaluation
I think that the Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1998) is very effective in meeting the needs of 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D. The Act has proven to be a very successful legislation as it affects the individuals a lot as the work they do is secured and if anyone who try to use or make a copy of their work than they will face certain consequences which could lead them to paying fines up to 5,000 or even being jailed for a certain amount of time this is if the original owner of that software or document becomes aware of it. Furthermore it affects people in employment such as: Mark a lot since the detail he has of his work is confidential and shouldn’t be discussed with any people apart from the staff working with him. If any of the confidential documents are copied than it cause the company a huge loss and trouble which could result the business into closing down but it doesn’t really affect his working style. Moreover it affects those with special needs such as: Mary because she uses modern technology to adapt to her daily lifestyle and working style as she has lost her sight. This Act prevents hackers and copycats from copying work without the owner’s permission or making illegal copies of the software or document. Although this Act applies to everyone who owns a computer, the act prosecutes illegal copying e.g. when you install a MS Office CD you register and you have to have registration number also you have to accept the registration otherwise the software will stop working after a certain time limit usually 30 days. Finally it Southall my community because nearly every house in my community has a computer and this Act applies to everyone who owns a computer and if they use a software such as: Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access then they need to register and they must not under any circumstances let anyone borrow their installation CD because this would mean they are violation the terms and conditions of the Act and this would result to them facing critical consequences such as: being imprisoned or paying a fine, the Act protects software copyright.
Task 4
Freedom of Information Act (2000)
This a Act that has many benefits as it allows individuals to know how much and the type of information is held about the specific person shouldn’t be kept longer than of any use to the organisation and the organisation should not transfer the data to other countries out of Europe. This information held by organisations must be confidential and not made public or distributed as in result organisations will face certain consequence such as: being fined. If you want to make copies most requests are free. You might be asked to pay a small amount for making photocopies or postage but if the public authority thinks that it will cost them more than £450 (or £600 for a request to central government) to find the information and prepare it for release, then they can turn down your request.
How the legislation is used by the groups or individuals described in other unit 3 assignments?
Why was it introduced?
The act was introduced to make information of what public bodies were doing publicly available and give people in the public the right to know if any information was being stored about them and view their personal information.
The Positive Effect of this legislation are that it benefits individuals such as me a lot because it gives me the legal right to know the information an organisation such as: banks have information of me although I have to pay to see any of the information held of me by the organisation. I can challenge the information they have of me so if the data held is incorrect I will then receive a certain amount of money by the organisation. An organisation should not keep data about me longer than of any use to them also the organisations are not allowed to transfer the details of a specific person to countries out of Europe. It furthermore affects the person in the working employment such as: Mark a lot because restrict the organisation he works for transferring his personal information without his permission to countries out of Europe or other organisations in the UK. If the organisations fail to follow the act laws then they will face certain consequences. If Mark wants to know the information held of him by the organisation and if he knows or believes that the information about him is false then he can challenge the information and the business or organisation will pay him for having the false details about him. The Act doesn’t really effect Mark’s working style or lifestyle because mainly it only give him the legal right of knowing the information held of him by an organisation so therefore it doesn’t completely meet the needs of Mark to the extent. Moreover it affects those with special needs such as: Mary a lot because she is blind and uses special modern technologies to help her through everyday lifestyle and working style. The organisation she works (RNIB) with has all her details and are aware of the disabilities she has while at work. The RNIB aren’t allowed to publish or distribute any of her confidential information or transfer it to countries in and out of Europe. Mary has a legal right to know the details that are held of her by her working organisation and if the information held is false than Mary will get some amount of capital. Finally it affects the community (Southall) a lot as all the details held by the government organisation are kept protected and confidential by the employers working there e.g. your GP he has all his patients’ personal data in front of him all the time including information about any of the illness they might have. The doctor has no legal right pass on any details to any other organisations such as: Life insurance companies so they won’t have her life insurance as the organisation will know that the person will die soon and won’t accept him/her life insurances that is if the person applies for one. A person has legal rights to know the confidential information held about them by the organisation although they have to pay £10.00.
The Negative Effect of this legislation are that it not strict enough to stop hackers from hacking personal information as in the nowadays the hacking has increased a lot and I personally believe that the laws of this act isn’t good enough to stop hackers from although it alerts them of the consequences they will be facing if failure to bound to these laws of this legislation.
Who is affected by the legislation?
The people that are affected by the legislation are:
- Individuals
- The person in employment
- The community
- Those people with special needs
What Protection does it offer?
It does not give any protection to people working in government bodies as everyone is allowed to see their data but it does protect it in public because it allows people of the public to view information about themselves or anything else.
The Freedom of Information Act applies to all 'public authorities' - this includes
- central and local government
- the health service
- schools, colleges and universities
- the police
- Lots of other non-departmental public bodies, committees and advisory bodies.
You can ask for any information at all - but some information might be withheld to protect various interests which are allowed for by the Act. If this is case, the public authority must tell you that they have withheld information and why. If you ask for information about yourself, then your request will be handled under the Data Protection Act instead of the Freedom of Information Act. You have slightly different rights to this information, different fees apply and public authorities have longer to respond to these requests.
What aspect of using ICT does it offer?
The personal and confidential information of people I stored on computers so therefore it is easier for tem to access it without the trouble of going through each person instead they can use the search option to find a specific person but also it puts the personal data of people in danger as it can be hacked by hackers.
3A- Individuals
The Freedom of Information Act affects individuals such as: myself because it gives me the legal right to know the information an organisation such as: banks have information of me although I have to pay to see any of the information held of me by the organisation. I can challenge the information they have of me so if the data held is incorrect I will then receive a certain amount of money by the organisation. An organisation should not keep data about me longer than of any use to them also the organisations are not allowed to transfer the details of a specific person to countries out of Europe. This act gives individuals the right to govern documents in the possessions. This information held by organisations must be confidential and not made public or distributed as in result organisations will face certain consequence such as: being fined. The law of the act clearly states that if a organisation wants information about a specific person then they don’t have to an explanation for their request, but if the information is not disclosed a valid reason has to be given. If you want to know the information held of you don’t need to give details such as: Address, phone number or email address and they have to give you the detail within one month according to the law of this act and these laws apply to everyone not just citizens of a specific country. If you ask for information about yourself, then your request will be handled under the Data Protection Act instead of the Freedom of Information Act. You have slightly different rights to this information, different fees apply and public authorities have longer to respond to these requests.
3B- The Person in Employment- Mark
The Freedom of information act benefits people in employment such as: Mark a lot because restrict the organisation he works for transferring his personal information without his permission to countries out of Europe or other organisations in the UK. If the organisations fail to follow the act laws then they will face certain consequences. If Mark wants to know the information held of him by the organisation and if he knows or believes that the information about him is false then he can challenge the information and the business or organisation will pay him for having the false details about him. The Act doesn’t really effect Mark’s working style or lifestyle because mainly it only give him the legal right of knowing the information held of him by an organisation so therefore it doesn’t completely meet the needs of Mark to the extent as it technically stop organisations from transferring personal data of people to other organisations. Although it doesn’t really affect his working style or lifestyle but if an organisation want information of Mark they can request for it and no explanation is needed for their request but if the information is not disclosed a valid reason has to be given to the Office of the Information Commissioner.
3C- Those with special needs- Mary
The Freedom of information Act those with special needs such as: Mary because she is blind and uses special modern technologies to help her through everyday lifestyle and working style. The organisation she works (RNIB) with has all her details and are aware of the disabilities she has while at work. The RNIB aren’t allowed to publish or distribute any of her confidential information or transfer it to countries in and out of Europe. Mary has a legal right to know the details that are held of her by her working organisation and if the information held is false than Mary will get some amount of capital. If other organisations want to know the details of Mary for whatever reasons than they have to go to the Office of the Information Commissioner and explain to them their reasons. The confidential information the organisation (RNIB) have of him must be kept away from all outsiders and unknown people e.g. Name, Date of Birth and Address. The details of her shouldn’t be kept longer than of any use to the organisation.
3D- The Community
The Freedom of Information Act affects Southall my community a lot as all the details held by the government organisation are kept protected and confidential by the employers working there e.g. your GP he has all his patients’ personal data in front of him all the time including information about any of the illness they might have. The doctor has no legal right pass on any details to any other organisations such as: Life insurance companies so they won’t have her life insurance as the organisation will know that the person will die soon and won’t accept him/her life insurances that is if the person applies for one. A person has legal rights to know the confidential information held about them by the organisation although they have to pay £10.00 and if the data held is false than the can even sue them and take legal action against them. The organisation has no right to distribute or publish any of these details for public view.
Evaluation
I think that the Freedom of Information Act (2000) is very effective in meeting the needs of 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D. The Act has proven to be a very successful legislation as it affects the individuals such as: myself because it gives me the legal right to know the information an organisation such as: banks have of me although I have to pay to see any of the information held of me by the organisation. I can challenge the information they have of me so if the data held is incorrect I will then receive a certain amount of money by the organisation. An organisation should not keep data about me longer than of any use to them also the organisations are not allowed to transfer the details of a specific person to countries out of Europe. Also it effects the Person in employment such as: Mark a lot because restrict the organisation he works for transferring his personal information without his permission to countries out of Europe or other organisations in the UK. If the organisations fail to follow the act laws then they will face certain consequences. If Mark wants to know the information held of him by the organisation and if he knows or believes that the information about him is false then he can challenge the information and the business or organisation will pay him for having the false details about him but it doesn’t really affect his working style. Furthermore it affects those with special needs such as: Mary because she is blind and uses special modern technologies to help her through everyday lifestyle and working style. The organisation she works (RNIB) with has all her details and are aware of the disabilities she has while at work. The RNIB aren’t allowed to publish or distribute any of her confidential information or transfer it to countries in and out of Europe. Mary has a legal right to know the details that are held of her by her working organisation. Moreover if affects the Community (Southall) a lot because all the details held by the government organisation are kept protected and confidential by the employers working there e.g. your GP he has all his patients’ personal data in front of him all the time including information about any of the illness they might have. The doctor has no legal right pass on any details to any other organisations such as: Life insurance companies so they won’t have her life insurance as the organisation will know that the person will die soon and won’t accept him/her life insurances that is if that specific person ever applies for one.
Task 5
Conclusion
Overall I consider that ICT has delivered many benefits but also has increased the risk of being hacked, International Fraud, the misuse of personal information as people with bad intentions can commit the bad deeds themselves but blame a specific person for something he wasn’t even aware of. The legislations I have covered overall are beneficial to the Individual, the person in employment, those with special needs and the community as it keeps my data from being misused or transferred to other organisations without my permission as it also stops my school from publishing my GCSE result or any of my personal information without my authorisation. Others acts stop hacking, copying and allow people to know the information held of them by the organisation. It furthermore affects the person in employment such as: Mark because it again stops his employment organisation from distributing his personal data without his permission and Mark has the right to see his personal details whenever he wants although he has to pay to see but if knows the details held of him by the organisation are incorrect than he can tell them and if he is correct there is a chance of him receiving some capital. Others acts stop hacking, copying and allow people to know the information held of them by the organisation. Moreover it affects those with special needs such as: Mary as she is blind and uses special modern day technologies to help her through everyday lifestyle and working style so her data needs to be kept extra confidential because if her data is hacked, distributed or published she will have so many difficulties e.g. if she wanted a life insurance and the life insurance companies acknowledged about her disability they might refuse her application. Others acts stop hacking, copying and allow people to know the information held of them by the organisation. Finally it effects the Community (Southall) because the people in my society have lots of different type of personal data stored in different organisations e.g. NHS they cannot under no circumstances of the law of this act can tell an unknown person about a specific person who might be suffering from an illness such as: Cancer because again life insurance companies won’t accept that specific person’s application because if they knew that person will soon be dieing they would have to pay compensation to the person’s family. Others acts stop hacking, copying and allow people to know the information held of them by the organisation.