Computer Science GCSE
Legal issues
What Legal issues means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Legal issues
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Issues that arise when behaviour is governed by law, such as handling personal data under the Data Protection Act 2018.
Topics that use Legal issues
Related terms
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Cultural issues
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Environmental issues
- Ethical issues
- Software licences
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