There are legal and ethical issues surrounding how digital systems and personal data are managed, processed, and secured.
Complete the table with a suitable ethical or legal issue for each situation.
One row has been completed for you.
| Situation | Legal or ethical issue |
|---|---|
| A smart home company transfers user location profiles to third-party marketing firms without the users' knowledge or explicit consent. | Breach of consent / Data Protection Act (GDPR) violation (unlawful processing) |
| A health-tracking app developer stores unencrypted patient medical logs on an unsecured public cloud server, leading to a leak of sensitive health profiles. | |
| An IT support worker uses administrative privileges to bypass access controls and read private emails of company executives to find out about upcoming redundancies. | |
35 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Ethical and legal, covering Ethical and legal issues of personal data, Issues of AI, machine learning and robotics, and Intellectual property protection methods. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.