Global Information - LO4 - Key terms
Digital Footprint - Answer Any traceable action you or others take on the internet
Data Protection Act 1998 - Answer Governs the way in which organisation collect,
process and store personal data.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 - Answer Covers the power of public
bodies to carry out surveillance of communications, includes surveillance of
communications.
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) - Answer Upholds information rights in the
public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - Answer It gives the creators of literary,
dramatic, musical and artistic works the right to control the ways in which their material
may be used.
Hacker - Answer Someone who can gain unauthorized access to other computers.
Equality Act (EQA) 2011 - Answer Intended to protect UK citizens from being
discriminated against.
UNCRPD - Answer Convention on the rights of people with disabilities - includes a
specific recognition of the right of access to information systems.
Green IT - Answer The practice of environmentally sustainable computing.
Carbon footprint - Answer The impact of organisations and individuals on the
environment
Digital Footprint - Answer Any traceable action you or others take on the internet
Data Protection Act 1998 - Answer Governs the way in which organisation collect,
process and store personal data.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 - Answer Covers the power of public
bodies to carry out surveillance of communications, includes surveillance of
communications.
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) - Answer Upholds information rights in the
public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - Answer It gives the creators of literary,
dramatic, musical and artistic works the right to control the ways in which their material
may be used.
Hacker - Answer Someone who can gain unauthorized access to other computers.
Equality Act (EQA) 2011 - Answer Intended to protect UK citizens from being
discriminated against.
UNCRPD - Answer Convention on the rights of people with disabilities - includes a
specific recognition of the right of access to information systems.
Green IT - Answer The practice of environmentally sustainable computing.
Carbon footprint - Answer The impact of organisations and individuals on the
environment
