Four rules, one spreadsheet
An analyst at a made-up charity, Hope Street Trust, copies a donor list to a home laptop to finish a report at night. The laptop is later stolen.
The company policy, the professional code, a standard and the law all speak about this one act. To judge it, you must see how they link and who is affected.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Guideline | a rule or advice for a job, firm or industry that is not itself a law |
| Impact | the effect something has on people or groups |
| Society | people in general, in a country or community |
| Individual | one person |
| Judgement | a decision you support with reasons |
| GDPR | the General Data Protection Regulation, the rules on personal data |
| Personal data | information about a living person who can be named or found |
| Donor | a person who gives money to a charity |
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By the end of this lesson
Note
I can judge how guidelines affect organisations, society and individuals in data analytics.
Starter: guidelines so far
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Starter: guidelines so far
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Guidelines add detail to the law
A law says what must be protected. A guideline says how people do it day to day, or how to do it well. Guidelines are codes, standards and policies.
They work as a team. Breaking a guideline is not always a crime. It can still cost a worker their job, or an organisation its customers.
One act, many rules
| Rule | Type | What it says about the donor list |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptable use policy | Policy | No donor data on personal devices |
| Professional code | Code of conduct | Keep confidence and act with integrity |
| ISO 27001 | Standard | Shows how to control who can copy data |
| UK GDPR | Law | Keep personal data safe. A serious breach goes to the ICO |
| Whistleblowing policy | Policy | A colleague who sees the copy can report it safely |
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Look at three groups of people
Look at three groups.
Organisations: cost, trust, reputation and staff behaviour. Society: fairness, trust in data and the public's safety. Individuals: their rights, their jobs and their privacy.
A guideline can help one group and cost another. A good judgement says both, then decides.
Impact of a strict "no home copies" policy
| Group | Helps | Costs or limits |
|---|---|---|
| Organisation | Fewer lost donor lists. Trust from donors | Slower work. Staff need office laptops |
| Society | Charities are trusted, so people keep giving | Less flexible work for some jobs |
| Individual | Donors' details stay private. Staff know the rules | Staff lose some freedom of where they work |
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