Ch 4 · Privacy & Data Protection · Theory

Topic 4 of 9 in Computing Ethics & Ownership — Responsibility in Tech — 2 lessons.

Personal Data Is Powerful

Organisations collect huge amounts of personal data. Data-protection principles (like those in the UK/EU GDPR) set out how it must be handled. The core ideas:

Consent and Minimisation

Two ideas the exams reward:

All topics in Theory Computing-ethics

1. What Is Computing Ethics
2. Copyright & Intellectual Property
3. Software Licensing
4. Privacy & Data Protection
5. Computer Misuse & Cybercrime
6. Professional Conduct
7. The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
8. The Laws in Detail
9. Check Your Understanding