Legal/Privacy Issues
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What are legal and privacy issues?
• Regard laws that have been introduced by UK governments to protect data, systems and networks from unauthorised access.
Loss of Privacy and Hacking:
• Internet companies and governments are using personal data to invade privacy and track civilians. • Facebook was involved in a scandal with using personal data for unintended purposes. • WhatsApp and Apple have been criticised for encrypting messages sent by terrorists. • Attackers are using botnets and infected systems to crack poorly secured databases and attempting to phish people for usernames and passwords. Examples include: Sony, Yahoo, TalkTalk.
Online Crime Examples:
• Unlawfully obtaining personal information and using it for identity theft or fraud. • Harassment and threatening others on social or private messages; blackmail. • Cyber attacks • Sharing copyrighted material e.g television programmes, music, video games. • Distributing prohibited material like drugs or weapons on the dark web.