Yes to one thing, not to everything
Members of a gym give their details to book classes. A year later the gym sells the list to an advertising company. The members never agreed to that.
The data was collected honestly. The ethical problem is how it was reused.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Personal data | Information about a living person who can be identified. |
| Ethics | Ideas about what is right and wrong in how we act. |
| Informed consent | A person agrees after being told clearly how their data will be used. |
| Reuse | Using data again for a new purpose. |
| Permission | Official approval to use or see data. |
| Archive | To store data for the long term, away from everyday use. |
| Third party | An outside organisation that is not part of the first two. |
| Database | An organised store of data in tables. |
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By the end of this lesson
Note
I can explain the ethics of consent, access, storage, reuse and sharing with a third party.
Starter: last lesson
Have a go
Starter: last lesson
3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.
Consent for use and reuse
People must give informed consent for a use. The consent covers that use only. If you want to use the data in a new way, you must ask again, or find another lawful reason.
Old consent does not stretch to cover a new purpose.
Permissions and access
Only the right people should see the data. Give each person the least access they need for their job. Check who asks and why.
A coach may need fitness scores. The sales team does not. Keep a list of who has access and review it.
Four ethical questions
| Theme | Question to ask | Good practice |
|---|---|---|
| Consent | Did people agree to this use? | Ask again for a new use |
| Permissions and access | Should this person see it? | Least access, reviewed often |
| Storage and archiving | Do we still need it? | Store only when needed, then delete or archive safely |
| Reuse | Is the new use the same as the consent? | Define the purpose and keep to it |
| Third party | Is it going outside the organisation? | Share only with a lawful reason and an agreement |
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Try it: find reuse that breaks consent
SELECT requester, asked_purpose FROM requests
WHERE asked_purpose <> consented_purpose
ORDER BY requester;Check: use and reuse
Have a go
Check: use and reuse
3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.