COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
ETHICS IN COMPUTING
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Question
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A student accesses a school network and changes their exam score. Which laws have been broken?
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Data Protection Act 1998
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Creative Commons License
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Computer Misuse Act 1990
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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Computer Misuse Act 1990 makes accessing online accounts and computer systems without authorisation a criminal offence – cyber crime. Typical methods of gaining this unauthorised access are through hacking or the use of malware.
Detailed explanation-2: -Section 72 of Information Technology Act, 2000 provides punishment for an unauthorised access or, disclosure of that information to third person punishable with an imprisonment upto 2 years or fine which may extend to 1 lakh rupees or with both.
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