• Intentions
    • Who makes the decisions
    • Who has influence

Laws

  • Laws change
    • Laws differ between countries
    • Laws change over time
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Criminal Law - Charged by the state, breaking of a law
Civil Law - Sued by other parties
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* Jurisdiction - Which laws and courts?
* Contract - private laws
* Codes - conventions
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* Legislature (parliament)
* Judiciary (courts)
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  • Rule of Law

    • No one is above the law
    • 'Natural Justice'
      • Adequate Notice
      • Fair Hearing
      • No Bias
    • Separation of powers between different agencies (executive, legislative, judicial)
    • The decision of a court is binding (must be applied)
    • Interests and arguments must be taken into account and balanced
    • Law can be (legally) contested

  • "Codes" were extended, such that a breach was made illegal

  • If something goes wrong, who is responsible

    • Should be a need to point fingers?

  • The computer science industry is immature in terms of policies

  • Breaking the law is illegal

    • But difficult to always enforce_.

  • Doing the wrong thing may not be illegal

    • But your reputation may be at risk

  • Professional Liability

    • Membership of a professional body
    • Requires registration prior to carrying out work
    • Standards of practice
    • Self-regulation (within the body)
    • Professional Indemnity - Insurance

Dataveillance and Uberveillance

Online Surveillance

  • Reasons to care about privacy, personal information, security and confidentiality

  • Visibility of data

  • Review: "How many criminals have you caught"

  • Data Retention

  • Informed Consent

  • Important decisions should be made by the client

i.e. COVID Safe Tracker app - Does it work? Do people trust the government?