Professional and Legal Issues Week 5 privacy and

Professional and Legal Issues Week 5 – privacy and electronic communications 2009 -10 INFO 2009 (Professional and Legal Issues) Su White June 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

After Data Protection? PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

Plan for Today 14: 00 • xxxx Break • xxx 15: 00 • xxx June 21 Lets aim to finis h early So you can wor k on assignment righ t away INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

This week… IN THE NEWS? 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

In the news this week? Privacy? è Phorm Adverts è Spotter Cards and Publication Privacy June 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues http: //www. guardian. co. uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/02/police-protest-surveillance-database

Information Commissioners Office Privacy • Data Protection Act • Privacy and Electronic Publication Act Access • Freedom of Information Act • Environmental Information Regulations 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Time for thought YOUR LEGAL OPINION 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Freedom of Information Act The Freedom of Information Act entitles an individual to request from a public authority: 1. 2. 3. 4. Any information held on the individual Any information held in electronic format on the individual Any information held in either paper or electronic format on the individual Any information at all 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Privacy A privacy issue is most likely raised when: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Someone reports comments we have made at a public meeting Someone reports comments that they overhear us make to a friend in a public bar Your employer reads the contents of e-mails sent by you using the company system Someone reports the contents of a lecture we have given Someone reports comments we make in a private letter to a third party 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Privacy and Electronic Communications 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues http: //www. ico. gov. uk/what_we_cover/privacy_and_electronic_communications. aspx

unwanted contact Extensive – telesales, automated calls, faxes Electronic mail è Emails, SMS(text), picture, video, answer-phone messages è No messages without your permission unless (all below) Marketer has obtained your details through a sale or negotiation for a sale è Messages are about similar products or sevices è You were given opportunity to refuse when data collected è Resolution – contact the organisation by email or mail first 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Investigatory Powers Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 Interception è The interception of communications (for instance, the content of telephone calls, e-mails or postal letters) Acquisition è The acquisition and disclosure of communications data (information from communications service providers relating to communications) Access despite encryption or passwords è Access to electronic data protected by encryption or passwords. Other aspects relate to state surveillance 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Assignment Guidelines June 21 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Beyond Next Week WORKPLACE PERSPECTIVES

è Employment legislation, contracts, discrimination è Disabilities è Codes of Conduct è Fraud è Professional 6/14/2021 conduct/misconduct INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Workplace Perspectives Shadowfax is a chain of eight estate agents in Southampton affiliated to a national chain. You are the sole IT professional employed locally. You have administrative rights to all the computers systems, and are responsible for maintaining the security of the systems and supporting colleagues technical requirements. By chance you discover that some staff are using the email system to send what you consider to be offensive images accompanying jokes of a sexual nature to other staff. By looking at some of the admin logs you reach the conclusion that at least one member of staff, who appears to be the initial source of the emails, is also viewing what you consider to be pornography on various external websites via the office network. This activity is taking place out of office hours. è è è Which laws are relevant to the situation? What are the implications for: The IT professional? Shadowfax staff? Shadowfax employer What course of action would you recommend to each of the participants and why? 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Future Topics COPYRIGHT 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Software Copyright è The copyright of software in the UK is currently covered by the _______. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Copyright Designs and Patents Act alone Copyright Designs and Patents Act and subsequent legislation The computer misuse act Digital Millennium Copyright Act The European Union Copyright Directive 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Copyright Can copyright be inherited? Yes. The person who inherits the work will become the new owner. What happens when a copyright expires? The work will fall into the public domain, making it available to anyone wishing to use, copy or reproduce the work. This is how so many companies can publish works by William Shakespeare, classical composers etc. 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Copyright What types of work are protected? Any literary, dramatic, design, musical or artistic work. So long as the work exhibits a degree of skill, labour or judgement. How long does copyright last? This will depend on the work and nationality, but typically the work will be protected for either, 70 years from the death of the author, or if published 70 years from the date of first publication. 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues

Copyright Does the nationality of the author matter? Under the terms of the Berne Convention, authors are automatically protected internationally, they may also enjoy additional rights as granted under national laws. Does format or quality of the work matter? The format of the work, i. e. Negatives or photographs, computer files or paper documents, does not matter, neither does the quality of the work. 6/14/2021 INFO 2009 Professional and Legal Issues