7.7 Ethical Issues Around Data Collection

Enduring Understanding

While programs are typically designed to achieve a specific purpose, they may have unintended consequences.

Learning Objective

Explain the risks to privacy from collecting and storing personal data on computer systems

Essential Knowledge

When using the computer, personal privacy is at risk. Programmers should attempt to safeguard personal privacy.

Computer use and the creation of programs have an impact on personal security. These impacts can be beneficial and/or harmful.