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F12.2 Personal data and privacy

Technology and society · GCSE · OCR J277 1.6.1, AQA 8525 3.8, Edexcel 1CP2 5.2.1 · about 15 min

What this lesson is about

What personal data is, the Data Protection Act 2018, and anonymising a log.

• What counts as personal data?
• The Data Protection Act 2018
• Data minimisation in a program
• Anonymising

Questions 6 marks in all

1. [1 mark]Which of these is personal data?

   1. AA student's school email address
   2. BThe number of robots in a room
   3. CThe speed of a motor
   4. DThe colour of a mat
   Answer: A. It identifies a living person.

2. [1 mark]Which law protects personal data in the UK?

   1. AThe Data Protection Act 2018
   2. BThe Computer Misuse Act 1990
   3. CThe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
   4. DThe Freedom of Information Act 2000
   Answer: A. It works alongside the UK GDPR, and together they set the rules for anyone holding personal data.

3. [1 mark]What does data minimisation mean?

   1. ACollect only the data you actually need
   2. BCompress the data
   3. CDelete all the data at once
   4. DStore data on the smallest disk
   Answer: A. The data you never collect cannot leak.

4. [1 mark]Which is a right people have over their own data?

   1. ATo see what is held about them and have mistakes corrected
   2. BTo see everyone else's data
   3. CTo be paid for it
   4. DTo stop the company trading
   Answer: A. Access and rectification are two of the rights in the Act.

5. [1 mark]A school keeps robot logs with names for ten years. Which principle does this break?

   1. AKept no longer than needed
   2. BAccuracy
   3. CLawfulness
   4. DSecurity
   Answer: A. Data must be deleted once the reason for holding it has gone.

6. [1 mark]What does this program print?

   rows = [('Sam', 240), ('Ava', 180)]
   for n, (name, cm) in enumerate(rows, start=1):
       print(f'student {n}: {cm} cm')

   Answer:

   student 1: 240 cm
   student 2: 180 cm

   The names are replaced by numbers.

The task: anonymise the log

# the two lines every program starts with: the commands, then the robot
from bugbot import *
connect()

# name, email, distance in cm
log = [
    ("Sam Patel", "sam@school.uk", 240),
    ("Ava Ng", "ava@school.uk", 180),
    ("Jo Reilly", "jo@school.uk", 95),
    ("Kit Hale", "kit@school.uk", 310),
]

from bugbot import *
connect()
log = [
    ("Sam Patel", "sam@school.uk", 240),
    ("Ava Ng", "ava@school.uk", 180),
    ("Jo Reilly", "jo@school.uk", 95),
    ("Kit Hale", "kit@school.uk", 310),
]
total = 0
for n, (name, email, cm) in enumerate(log, start=1):
    print(f"student {n}: {cm} cm")
    total = total + cm
print("records:", len(log))
print("total:", total, "cm")