Legislation you should know about
Course- Cyber >
A big enough topic to justify a fat book. his is not the intention of this Section, which is to make you aware that there are many areas of activity that are covered by legislation and it is sensible to avoid breaking the law.
Among the many areas covered (in different ways in different jurisdictions) are:
- Intellectual property – copyright and copy protection for digital media
- Software licenses (did you read your End User License Agreements (EULA) and understand it?)
- Unauthorised access, data privacy, dissemination of spam and other “computer misuse”
- Data retention
- Use (and particularly export) of encryption
- Computer evidence and digital forensics
- National security (e.g. the USA Patriot Act of 2001)
Why is this an issue?
Because “ignorance of the law is no excuse”.
What you should do about it
Be curious about this and using a search engine or online encyclopaedia to find out more about those areas of the law that are relevant to you.