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Question 15

There are legal and ethical issues surrounding how digital systems and personal data are managed and secured.

Complete the table with a suitable ethical or legal issue for each situation.

One row has been completed for you.

SituationLegal or ethical issue
A software developer copies proprietary source code from a competitor to use in their own commercial app.Copyright / Intellectual property infringement
A medical clinic receptionist leaves an unlocked computer displaying patient records unattended in a busy waiting room.____________________
A student uses a keylogger to obtain a teacher's password and access the school's grading system.____________________
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Ethical and legal Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Ethical and legal

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.

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