Tick (✓) one box on each row to identify the legislation that covers each of the given events.
| Event | Data Protection Act (2018) | Computer Misuse Act (1990) | Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A smart-lock manufacturer stores customer PIN codes in plaintext on an unsecured public cloud server, leading to a public data leak. | |||
| A research student downloads a cracked version of commercial CAD software to design a drone prototype without purchasing a license. | |||
| A disgruntled former employee uses retained administrative credentials to log in and delete patient records from a private clinic's database. | |||
| An online fashion brand tracks users' precise locations via their mobile app and sells this data to advertisers without obtaining explicit consent. | |||
| An individual writes a script to launch a brute-force password guessing attack against a school's virtual learning environment portal. |
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.