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Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact

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A private medical clinic operates several computer systems. Fig. 1 lists some actions that might occur in the clinic.

Tick (✓) one box in each row of the table to show which legislation applies to each action.

Fig. 1

ActionData Protection Act 2018Computer Misuse Act 1990Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Using a diagram from a medical textbook on the clinic's public website without purchasing a license.
An administrator logging into a clinician's email account without their authorization.
Distributing downloaded pirated copies of specialized diagnosis software to save on license fees.
Failing to encrypt stored patient medical records, allowing unauthorised third parties to read them.
A receptionist downloading software designed to bypass the clinic’s network firewall.
Sharing patients' private phone numbers with a pharmaceutical company without their explicit consent.
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Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact Questions

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22 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Computer Science Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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