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ICT AND SOCIETY
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The Legislation That Protects Individuals and Groups using IT. Use of It by myself and an adult in employment.
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ELEMENT C4 IS TO EXAMINE SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES Accuracy Checks Accuracy checks must be applied to data handling activities. All data that is entered into ANY computer is useless if it is incorrect or inaccurate. A common phrase used in the computer world is 'garbage in, garbage out'. Manual systems lack accuracy checks that are available on computerised systems and so rely heavily on the operator to proof-read and check visually. The purpose of "Accuracy checks", such as a spell-checker on MS WORD is to reduce errors, Although errors are not eliminated completely. Validation "Valid" is another word for suitable. Certain things must be suitable or valid for their purposes. If you insert a Tesco club card into a cash withdrawal machine you will not get a response because it is not VALID for its purpose. So what is the relevance for a computer system? Two very important validation checks are type and range: Type Check In a data base, such as the ones we can use in MS Access, if a field has been designed for numbers, the computer will not accept letters in that field. If a field has been designed to accept a choice of colours - red, blue, green, yellow - it will not accept any other colour in that field. Clearly, it is still possible for the data entry clerk to make errors but some errors will be immediately apparent: Data to be entered Data actually entered
Data Protection Issues – Compliance Within Computing Organisations, The Causes, Effects and Consequences.
Project and Professional Studies Unit Data Protection Issues - Compliance Within Computing Organisations, The Causes, Effects and Consequences. Page . Introduction to the data protection bill 1998 2 .1 The Eight Principles of The Data Protection Act 2 i. Fairly and lawfully processed 2 ii. Processed for one or more limited lawful purposes 2 iii. Adequate, relevant and not excessive 2 iv. Accurate and valid and where necessary kept up to date 3 v. Personal data processed for any purpose shall not be kept longer than deemed necessary 3 vi. Processed in accordance with the data subject's rights under this Act 3 vii. Securely protected by appropriate technical and organisational measures 3 viii. Personal data will not be transferred to Countries without adequate protection 3 2. Registration For Data Protection Act 4 3. Exclusions and Exceptions 4 4. Typical Example Of Active Data Protection Environments 5 Employer/Employee Relationships 5. Enforcement Of Data Protection 5 6. Implications For System Designers 6 Protection from potential dangers 7. Implications For Customers 8 The Fear Off Online Transactions 8. Summary 9 APPENDIX THE PROBLEMS WITH DATA PROTECTION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY EXAMPLE 1 - Marks and Spencers deny security threat. 10 EXAMPLE 2 -
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