Computer Misuse Act

You need to be familiar with the following ideas

about data[data: information without context, eg a list of students
with numbers beside their names is data, when it's made clear that
those numbers represent their placing in a 100 metre race, the data
becomes information ] and computer misuse: that data stored
electronically is easier to misuse; that software[software: a
general term used to describe an application or a program ] should
not be copied without permission; the consequences of
software piracy [piracy: acquiring, profiting from, using or making
changes to copyrighted material without prior permission ]; that
hacking can lead to corruption of data, either accidentally or on
purpose.

Types of computer misuse

Misuse of computers and communications systems comes in several
forms:

Hacking
Hacking is where an unauthorised person uses a network[network: a
group of interconnected computers ], Internet ormodem [modem: a
piece of hardware that connects a computer to the
Internet ] connection to gain access past security passwords or other
security to see data stored on another computer. Hackers sometimes
use software hacking tools and often target, for example, particular
sites on the Internet.

Data misuse and unauthorised transfer or copying

Copying and illegal transfer of data is very quick and easy using
online computers and large storage devices such as hard disks [hard
disk: a device used to store vast amounts of data, the data is stored
on a disk ], memory sticks [memory stick: a thumb-sized portable
storage device used primarily for transferring files between

computers ] and DVDs [Digital Versatile Disc (DVD): used to store

data, eg a movie ]. Personal data, company research and written
work, such as novels and textbooks, cannot be copied without the
copyright holder's permission.

Copying and distributing copyrighted software, music and

film
This includes copying music and movies with computer equipment
and distributing it on the Internet without
thecopyright [copyright: gives the creator of an original piece of work
control over its publication, distribution and adaptation ]holder's
permission. This is a widespread misuse of both computers and the
Internet that breaks copyright regulations.

Email and chat room abuses

Internet services such as chat rooms [chat room: accessed on the
Internet, users can meet to chat in real-time, messages are typed out
but voice chat rooms exist too ] and email [email:electronic mail - a
message written or typed on a computer and sent electronically rather
than by post ] have been the subject of many well-publicised cases of
impersonation and deception where people who are online pretend to
have a different identity. Chat rooms have been used to spread
rumours about well known personalities. A growing area of abuse of
the Internet is email spam, where millions of emails are sent to
advertise both legal and illegal products and services.

Pornography
A lot of indecent material and pornography is available through the
Internet and can be stored in electronic form. There have been
several cases of material, which is classified as illegal, or which
shows illegal acts, being found stored on computers followed by
prosecutions for possession of the material.

Identity and financial abuses

This topic includes misuse of stolen or fictional credit card numbers to

obtain goods or services on the Internet, and use of computers in
financial frauds. These can range from complex well thought out
deceptions to simple uses such as printing counterfeit money with
colour printers.

Viruses
Virusesvirus: ultramicroscopic non-cellular organism that replicates
itself inside the cells of living hosts are relatively
simple programs [program: a list of instructions written in a
programming language ] written by people and designed to cause
nuisance or damage to computers or their files.

How to prevent computer misuse

The Computer Misuse Act (1990)
This was passed by Parliament and made three new offences:

1.

Accessing computer material without permission, eg looking

at someone else's files.
2. Accessing computer material without permission with intent
to commit further criminal offences, eg hacking[hacking: to
gain unauthorised access to a computer ]into the bank's
computer and wanting to increase the amount in your account.
3. Altering computer data [data: information without context,
eg a list of students with numbers beside their names is data,
when it's made clear that those numbers represent their
placing in a 100 metre race, the data becomes
information ] without permission, eg writing
avirusvirus: ultramicroscopic non-cellular organism that
replicates itself inside the cells of living hosts to destroy
someone else's data, or actually changing the money in an
account.
The Data Protection Act

This was introduced to regulate personal data. This helps to provide

protection against the abuse of personal information. Find out more
about the Data Protection Act.

Copyright law
This provides protection to the owners of
the copyright[copyright: gives the creator of an original piece of work
control over its publication, distribution and adaptation ] and covers
the copying of written, musical, or film works using
computers. FAST [Federation Against Software Theft (FAST): a
not-for-profit organisation, formed in 1984 by the software industry
with the aim of eradicating software theft in the UK ] is the industry
body which is against software theft. You can find out more about it in
the Copyright section.
There have been cases where laws such as Copyright have been
used to crack down on file sharing [file sharing: the act of sharing
files over the Internet ] websites or individuals who store and illegally
distribute copyrighted material, eg music. There is a massive problem
with many people around the world obtaining copyrighted material
illegally.

Close down chat rooms

Some chat rooms [chat room: accessed on the Internet, users can
meet to chat in real-time, messages are typed out but voice chat
rooms exist too ] have been closed down due to abuses, especially
where children are vulnerable. Some havemoderators [moderator: an
external assessor who will assess your project ] who help to prevent
abuses. Advice about sensible use is important; especially to never
give personal contact details or arrange meetings without extreme
caution.

Reduce email spamming

This may be reduced by:

never replying to anonymous emails [email: electronic mail a message written or typed on a computer and sent electronically
rather than by post ]

setting filters on email accounts

reporting spammers to ISPs [Internet Service Provider

(ISP): Internet Service Provider - needed in order to access the
Internet, they also provide services such as web space and
email ], who are beginning to get together to blacklist email
abusers

governments passing laws to punish persistent spammers

with heavy fines
Regular backups and security
Just making something illegal or setting up regulations does not stop it
happening. Responsible computer users need to take reasonable
steps to keep their data safe. This includes
regular backups [backup: to copy data onto a separate storage
device in case the original device should fail, be damaged or the data
stored on it get corrupted ] and sufficient security with passwords.
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Whatiscellphoneabuse?
1.Inabilitytoconcentrateonwhatyouaredoing
2.Mildorsevereirritabilityorannoyance
3.Sensitivitytostupidringtones(popsongsorloudmusic)
4.Initiallythinkingthatthecellphoneuserisactuallytalkingtoyou
5.Wishingtheuserwouldfinishthecall
6.Wishingtheuserwouldleavetheplace
7.Wishingthatthebatteryofthatcellphonewoulddie

MobilePhonemisuse
Accidents

Mobilephoneusewhiledrivingmaycauseaccidentsdueto
inattentionblindnessandcognitiveload
Cellphoneconversationdistractsthedriversattention,increase
reactiontime,andreducevisualfieldattention

Cognitiveloadrisesabovevisualsensationanddivertsattention.
MemoryofvisualinputsandResponsewilldrasticallyreduceifthe
cognitiveloadincreaseswhenusingcellphonealongwithdriving.
thesamenegativeeffectsmayalsohappenifthedriverusesahands
freephone.
E.g.Iftheactualdistancebetweentwovehiclesis5meters,dueto
cognitiveload,thedrivermayfeelthat,itis10meters.Thisisthe
reasonfortheaccidents,ifcellphoneisusedwhiledrivingavehicle.

Botharedangerous

Other social problems include like E-waste

EWaste

Obsoletecellphonesarebecomingoneoftheimportantsourcesof
electronicwaste.Duetothefastdevelopmentofmobiletechnology,
newversionsofmobilephonesarecomingandpeoplebuythemand
discardtheoldone.Thediscardedcellphonesbecomeasourceof
environmentalpollutioniftheyarenotrecycled.Therearetoxic
chemicalslike,lead,zinc,mercuryetc.intheelectroniccomponents
ofmobilephones.Thebrominatedflameretardantsusedincomputers
andmobilephonesaretoxicifentersintothebody.Ifthesetoxic

chemicalsaccumulate,theyleachintothewaterbodiesandfinallyget
intothebodyofanimalsincludinghumanbeingsthroughdrinking
water.PreventionofewasteandpromotionofGreenelectronicsisa
newchallengeinthefieldofelectronics.

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Todays modern life is surrounded with tech products. The technology has been
growing rapidly for quite some time, and has now become an important part of life
The technology has its own impact on people of all fields and ages. and yes , it has
impacts on children as well.

Negative Impacts of Technology on Children

Health Problems
The technology is causing many health issues in children. The surveys conducted
from time to time tell that due to increasing use of gadgets, children are suffering
from the health problems like back pain, weak eyesight etc. Due to less physical
activities, the fatness is common to see in todays children.
Social Relationship
Technological gadgets have posed a bad impact on social relationships. Children are
addicted to gadgets. They dont have time to sit with their parents and to spend
some good time with them. They prefer to connect with their friends and relatives via
text messaging, chatting etc., rather than meeting them actually. Means, they are
connected with others in the virtual world, but not in the real world.

Poor Academic Performance

Technology has been found to have its negative impact on academic performance on
most of children. There are many technological gadgets to which children are
addicted. They waste their valuable time on these silly gadgets without worrying
about the studies. This is resulting in their poor academic performance.

Negative Impact on Writing Skills

Writing is an art which every person must own. Technology has its negative effect on
writing skills of children. Standard English is not used in the text messaging, chatting.
While writing text messages, no one cares about the spelling, punctuation and
grammar. This is resulting in poor writing skills of children.
Well, it is quite clear that there are more bad impacts than the positive impacts of
technology on children. In fact, the positive or negative effects of any particular thing
depend on how we use it. By limiting the involvement of technology in childrens life,
we can easily bring an end to all negative impacts listed above.
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