What does privacy mean for personal data?

Privacy is a person's right to decide who can see and use information about them. Organisations that hold personal data must respect that right.

What is consent in data collection?

Consent is a person freely agreeing to their data being collected and used for a stated purpose. Consent must be clear, and a person can withdraw it.

Why are long terms and conditions an ethical problem for consent?

Few people read long terms and conditions before clicking to agree. Their consent may therefore not be truly informed.

What is misuse of personal data?

Misuse is using personal data in a way the person did not agree to or would not expect. Selling data without permission is one example.

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Issues and Impact

Personal data: privacy, ownership and consent

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Paper 1

Overview

Personal data, privacy, ownership, consent and misuse, the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, people's rights over their data, and collecting only what is needed.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

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Key term

Who owns personal data?

Key term

State three principles of UK data protection law.

Key term

What is personal data?

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1
What is personal data?
Model answer
Personal data is any information that can identify a living person. Examples include a name, address, email address, photo or location.
2
What does privacy mean for personal data?
Model answer
Privacy is a person's right to decide who can see and use information about them. Organisations that hold personal data must respect that right.
3
Who owns personal data?
Model answer
Ownership of personal data is disputed. The person it describes has legal rights over it, but the organisation that collects it usually controls how it is stored and used.
4
What is consent in data collection?
Model answer
Consent is a person freely agreeing to their data being collected and used for a stated purpose. Consent must be clear, and a person can withdraw it.
5
Why are long terms and conditions an ethical problem for consent?
Model answer
Few people read long terms and conditions before clicking to agree. Their consent may therefore not be truly informed.
6
What is misuse of personal data?
Model answer
Misuse is using personal data in a way the person did not agree to or would not expect. Selling data without permission is one example.

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