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Brainlag Learn / GCSE Computer Science

Ethical, legal and environmental impacts

Privacy, fairness, jobs and the digital divide; the Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act and copyright; open source and proprietary licences; the energy and e-waste behind our devices; and the questions raised by wearables, implants, self-driving cars, AI and robots, with patents, trademarks and licences.

Lessons

  1. Ethics, privacy and culturePrivacy, fairness and bias, jobs and automation, wellbeing, accessibility and the digital divide, and how to write a balanced answer. 20 min, free
  2. Computing and the lawThe Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR), the Computer Misuse Act 1990, copyright, and open source and proprietary licences. 25 min, free
  3. Technology and the environmentThe energy devices and data centres use, e-waste and raw materials, how technology can help, and energy and cost calculations. 20 min, Plus
  4. New technologies, AI and ideasWearables, implants, autonomous vehicles, mobile and cloud technology, privacy against the security services, the issues AI and robots raise, and how patents, trademarks and licences protect ideas. 20 min, Plus

Practise and test

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