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Year 10

Right to privacy

I can investigate the legal rights to privacy within the UK.

New
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Year 10

Right to privacy

I can investigate the legal rights to privacy within the UK.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In the UK there are a number of laws designed to protect privacy.
  2. Some laws like the Investigatory Powers Act (2016) take away privacy rights in certain circumstances.
  3. Laws are used to prosecute and may deter some individuals from committing crimes, but do not stop laws being broken.

Keywords

  • Privacy - the right to keep your personal life private

  • 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 misconception

Laws stop people commiting crimes.

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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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the term used to describe data sets that are too large and complex for traditional processing methods?
simple data
complex data
small data
Correct answer: big data
Q2.
Which of the following is an example of big data usage?
writing a letter
Correct answer: analysing social media trends
making a phone call
sending an email
Q3.
What does the term "ethical" mean?
Correct answer: morally right
legally binding
financially beneficial
statistically accurate
Q4.
Why do organisations collect data about users?
to delete user accounts
to avoid using technology
Correct answer: to streamline services and target advertisements
to increase hardware sales
Q5.
Put the following steps in order for analysing big data:
1 - collect data
2 - process data
3 - analyse data
4 - draw insights
Q6.
Match the descriptions to their benefits:
Correct Answer:tailoring products to user needs,improved services

improved services

Correct Answer:targeted advertisements,showing relevant ads

showing relevant ads

Correct Answer:analysing patterns in data,identifying trends

identifying trends

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Why is privacy important?
to prevent organisations from collecting any data
to allow unlimited data sharing
to make all data public
Correct answer: to protect personal information from misuse
Q2.
What is the purpose of data protection laws?
to keep all data private
to prevent data breaches entirely
Correct answer: to ensure data is used, collected, shared and stored legally and fairly
to allow organisations unlimited access to data
Q3.
What does a privacy policy explain?
Correct answer: how an organisation shares and stores people’s data
how to write laws
how to delete personal data
how to encrypt data
Q4.
Which law allows certain privacy rights to be removed in specific circumstances?
Data Protection Act (2018)
General Data Protection Regulation (2018)
Human Rights Act Article 8 (1998)
Correct answer: Investigatory Powers Act (2016)
Q5.
Match the laws to their correct descriptions:
Correct Answer:Data Protection Act (2018),governs how organisations handle personal data within the UK

governs how organisations handle personal data within the UK

Correct Answer:GDPR (2018),sets out EU-wide rules for processing personal data

sets out EU-wide rules for processing personal data

Correct Answer:Human Rights Act Article 8 (1998),protects individuals' right to respect for private and family life

protects individuals' right to respect for private and family life

Correct Answer:Investigatory Powers Act (2016),rules for surveillance and access to communications by authorities

rules for surveillance and access to communications by authorities

Q6.
What do laws do in relation to crimes?
stop all crimes from being committed
Correct answer: prosecute and deter individuals from committing crimes
prevent people from thinking about committing crimes
eliminate the need for law enforcement