BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON WORK ENVIRONMENTS
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Copyright, Design and Patents Act; Computer Misuse Act; Data Protection Act; Freedom of Information Act
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Copyright, Design and Patents Act; Computer Misuse Act; Freedom of Information Act; Data Protection Act
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Computer Misuse Act; Freedom of Information Act; Data Protection Act; Copyright, Design and Patents Act
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Computer Misuse Act; Data Protection Act; Copyright, Design and Patents Act; Freedom of Information Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Act began as Computer Misuse Bill No. 23, introduced by the Uganda Law Reform Commission in 2008 to “enable the utilisation of the opportunities emanating from the rise in the use of Information and Communication Technologies in the country” and “create a conducive environment that was free of abuse and misuse.”
Detailed explanation-2: -The Act also makes it an offence to make, adapt, supply or obtain articles for use in unlawfully gaining access to computer material or impairing the operation of a computer. Access is defined in the Act as: altering or erasing the computer programme or data. copying or moving the programme or data.
Detailed explanation-3: -Criminal Damage Act 1991, Section 5 The unauthorised access to information (data) is handled by the Criminal Damage Act, 1991 and is supposed to safeguard the possibility where a “hacker” has not committed any damage, fraud or theft but has tried or succeeded to gain access to a computer system.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA) is the main legislation that criminalises unauthorised access to computer systems and data, and the damaging or destroying of these.