One mistake, five rules
A support technician copies a customer list to a personal stick to work at home. The stick is lost.
One small act touches the data law, the computer misuse law, the company policy and a professional code. To make a judgement, you must see how they link and who is affected.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can judge how laws and guidelines affect organisations, society and individuals.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Impact | the effect something has on people or groups |
| Organisation | a business, school or other group of people |
| 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 |
| Compliance | following the rules that apply to you |
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Starter: laws and guidelines
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Starter: laws and guidelines
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Laws and guidelines work as a team
Laws are rules everyone must follow, and courts enforce them. Guidelines, such as codes, standards and policies, are rules for a job, a firm or an industry.
They work together. A law says what must be protected. A policy says how staff do it day to day. A standard shows how to do it well.
One task, many rules
| Rule | Type | What it says about our lost stick |
|---|---|---|
| UK GDPR | Law | Keep personal data safe. A serious breach goes to the ICO |
| Computer Misuse Act | Law | Copying data you may not take can be an offence |
| Acceptable use policy | Policy | No customer 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 |
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Look at three groups of people
To judge the impact, look at three groups.
Organisations: cost, trust, reputation and fines. Society: safety, fairness, privacy and the planet. Individuals: their rights, their jobs and their safety.
A rule can help one group and cost another. A good judgement says both, then decides.
Impact of data protection law
| Group | Helps | Costs or limits |
|---|---|---|
| Organisation | Customer trust. Fewer breaches | Training, time and fines if it fails |
| Society | Less fraud and identity theft | Some research and sharing is slower |
| Individual | Control of their own data and rights to see it | More forms to read and agree to |
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