A comment that went too far
Oakfield Climbing Club is made up. Under a photo of a new member, someone writes a cruel joke. By the evening, a dozen people have joined in.
The club did not write the comments. But it runs the page, so it has a duty to act.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can describe the legal and ethical limits on what an organisation publishes and collects.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Personal data | facts that identify a living person |
| Consent | a person freely agreeing to something |
| Moderation | checking and removing comments that break the rules |
| Cyberbullying | using online tools to hurt or frighten someone |
| Sponsored content | content paid for by a business, such as an advert |
| Ethics | what is right and fair, beyond what the law says |
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Starter: what you already know
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Starter: what you already know
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Look after people's information
A sign-up form or an analytics tool may collect personal data, such as a name, an email address or a photo of a face. In the UK, the UK GDPR (a set of UK rules on personal data) and the Data Protection Act 2018 set the rules.
The ideas are simple. Ask only for what you need. Say why. Keep it safe. Do not keep it longer than needed. Where you rely on consent, make it clear and easy to withdraw.
A sign-up form: ask for less
| Question on the form | Needed? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| First name | Yes | To greet the member in the email |
| Email address | Yes | To send the monthly email |
| Home address | No | The club never posts anything |
| Date of birth | No | Only the age group is needed |
| Parent or carer email, if the member is a child | Yes, with care | A responsible adult needs to agree |
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3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.