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Professional and Legal Issues Week 4 2009 -10 INFO 2009 (Professional and Legal Issues) Su White February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Plan for Today 14: 00 -14: 45 Coursework 1 – Annotated bibliography Have a break Data Protection Act 15: 00 -15: 45 Lets aim to finish early So you can work on assignment right away February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

In the news this week? è Privacy, February 21 Data Protection, Freedom of Information INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Assignment Guidelines February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Classic Annotation Styles è Descriptive èA annotation compact narrative which provides the reader with an overview of the contents to the selected item February 21 è Critical èA Annotation compact narrative providing an overview èPlus èA critical appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the argument èAnd/or an analysis of the perspective INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Writing rules? è Think about your audience è Make what you say clear è Read it aloud to check how it sounds è Help them understand è Highlight the important è Share your insights è Help them find the original source Reference in ACM style February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Understanding the task. . è You may find examples online – Browsing this or other bibliographies can help you gauge what you might include But remember to check the guidelines and the assessment criteria February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Walking through the task. . AN EXAMPLE, SOME HINTS February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

An example topic DIGITAL FUTURES – WEB 2. 0 2/21/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

What do I know already Web 2. 0 is an issue I could be better informed about There is a seminal paper by O’Reilly which defined Web 2. 0 I need to set it in some context February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Do a bit of initial searching Clue – look up Berners-Lee and 2. 0 too 2/21/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Find paper – note is well cited February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Follow up that early clue Follow clue – look up Berners-Lee and 2. 0 too 2/21/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Look elsewhere SSRN as source… February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Other Places February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Other Places? February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Grey Literature Official Web sites But what’s wrong with this? I should find the original source Gartner http: //knowledge. computing. co. uk/2007/12/ the-green-it-ru. html February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Example - Digital Futures ? O’Reilly, Tim, What is Web 2. 0: Design Patterns and ed Business Models for the Next s es. Strategies, No. 1, p. 17, First Quarter 2007. Generation of Software. Communications c& c ta Available at SSRN: http: //ssrn. com/abstract=1008839 s La This work originated in a conference between ? O'Reilly Publishers and Media. Live e s International, the term was coinedtinel 2004 ato described a whole new class of interactive t a dot-com hthe us e bubble burst in 2001. applications that emerged after j w ut is th B This paper defines web 2. 0 and outlines m key concepts: 1) the web as a platform, 2) e l froits h T py 3) data e is the next Intel inside, 4) end of the software harnessing collective intelligence, o articl c release cycle, 5) lightweight programming models, 6) software above the level of a single device, and 7) rich user experiences. The paper is available in slightly different forms from more than one source. The version on the O’Reilly web site (which is more frequently cited http: //oreilly. com/web 2/archive/what-is-web-20. html acknowledged as 2005) includes a frequently reproduced meme-map of Web 2. 0. The term 2. 0 has since become part of the currency (although the term read write web is also used) and people are now talking about web 3. 0 when they consider developments related to the semantic web and linked data. t February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues o n s i This ct! perfe spec! he t k c Che

Remember… WHAT ARE OUR TOPICS? February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Professional and Legal Issues ethical legal Professional February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Another way of looking at it e are r e h t But rlaps e v o many d an ions t c a r e int February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

professional and legal issues might include data protection intellectual property employment code of rights conduct copyright morals accessability e-commerce creative commons professionalism open source data e-government environment freedom green of ICT information digital futures accessibility employment rights equality globalisation child security protection file-sharing defamation digital academic inclusivity divide ethics outsourcing plain computer censorship english professional crime localisation civic bodies duty digital free discrimination libel rights management social health speech surveillance enterprises and hacking safety pornography responsibility privacy ethics February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Assessment è Deadline end of week 7 è Individual task è But… working with others may Help prepare for group task è Increase your broad understanding è Allow you to discuss the papers you read before write bibliography è Help you locate the most useful resources è 2/21/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Data Protection Act WHAT DO YOU KNOW? February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Who? According to the Data Protection Act (1998) "a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed" is the definition of: 1) 2) 3) 4) A data subject A data processor A data controller The Data Protection Commissioner February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

What? è In the Data Protection Act, processing is defined as ______ information. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Obtaining Recording Holding Carry out any operation on all of the above None of the above February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Rights Which of the following rights does an individual NOT have under the Data Protection Act (1998)? 1) 2) 3) 4) The right to prevent data about the individual being used for direct marketing The right to have inaccurate data corrected or erased The right to prevent data about the individual being held The right to find out what data is being held about the individual February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Where to find the answers… Data Protection Act

Where? …basics Government Legislation Text book è è Data Protection Act è Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act è Freedom of information Act Bott Ch 14: Data Protection, Privacy and Freedom of Information Other Sources Read and understand è Information è February 21 . gov. uk INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues Commissioners Office

Watch the CD è Barry’s bad data day “Informational video about compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Takes a dramatised approach. A harassed office manager tells of the day he realised that he and his female colleague were inadvertently breaking the law on data protection”. February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Further sources? è Search youtube data protection act (sort of ironic? ), copyright would be more so… è See also Holt and Newton (2004) for more background February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

From Edwards and Rodrigues, The right to privacy and confidentiality for children: the law and current challenges (2008) February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

ICO web site February 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Checklist (from ICO) è Do I really need this information about an individual? è è è If I'm asked to pass on personal information, would the people about whom I hold information expect me to do this? è Am I satisfied the information is being held securely, whether it's on paper or on computer? Do I know what I'm going to use it for? Do the people whose information I hold know that I've got it, and are they likely to understand what it will be used for? è And what about my website? Is it secure?

Checklist continued Is access to personal information limited to those with a strict need to know? Am I sure the personal information is accurate and up to date? Do I delete or destroy personal information as soon as I have no more need for it? Have I trained my staff in their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, and are they putting them into practice? Do I need to notify the Information Commissioner and if so is my notification up to date?

Data must be * Fairly and lawfully processed * Processed for limited purposes * Adequate, relevant and not excessive * Accurate and up to date * Not kept for longer than is necessary * Processed in line with your rights * Secure * Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection

After Data Protection? PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT