Impacts of Digital Technology · Impacts of Computing
Legislation and Data Protection
Analyzing the Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act, and Copyright Designs and Patents Act.
Key Questions
- 1How do privacy laws balance the needs of national security with individual rights?
- 2What are the challenges of enforcing copyright law in a globalized digital economy?
- 3How would you rewrite data protection laws to account for emerging biometric technologies?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
GCSE: Computing - Ethical, Legal and Cultural ImpactsGCSE: Computing - Legislation
Year: Year 11
Subject: Computing
Unit: Impacts of Digital Technology
Period: Impacts of Computing
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