Year 10 - Computing
Right to privacy
Online safety
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will evaluate the online world and their own internet activity for safety concerns in order to equip themselves with tools for protecting their online identities. They key takeaway of this unit is a repository of practical, risk-reducing steps that pupils can implement online.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to investigate the legal rights to privacy within the UK.
Key Notes
- In the UK there are a number of laws designed to protect privacy.
- Some laws like the Investigatory Powers Act (2016) take away privacy rights in certain circumstances.
- Laws are used to prosecute and may deter some individuals from committing crimes, but do not stop laws being broken.
Vocabulary To Learn
- privacy: the protection of an individual's personal information and the control over how it is used
- data protection: ensuring data is used, collected, shared and stored legally and fairly
- privacy policy: a document that details how organisations use, collect, share and store people's data
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Laws stop people commiting crimes.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
In the UK there are a number of laws designed to protect privacy. Some laws like the Investigatory Powers Act (2016) take away privacy rights in certain circumstances.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'privacy'
the protection of an individual's personal information and the control over how it is used. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: Laws stop people commiting crimes. Correction: Laws are used to prosecute and may deter some individuals from committing crimes, but they do not stop laws being broken in the first place.
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