Ethical, Legal & Environmental Impacts (AQA GCSE Computer Science)

Exam Questions

21 mins3 questions
19 marks

Wearable devices, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, have become more popular in recent years. This has led to an increase in the amount of personal, health related data being collected by technology companies.

Discuss the:

  • benefits of collecting personal, health-related data using wearable devices

  • data privacy issues related to the collection of personal, health-related data

  • legal issues related to the collection of personal, health-related data.

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26 marks

An autonomous vehicle is controlled by a computer system box , senses its environment and requires no input from a human driver.

Discuss the legal and ethical impacts that need to be considered when replacing manual, human-driven vehicles with autonomous vehicles.

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36 marks

Several companies produce microchips that can be implanted in humans. Thousands of people around the world have voluntarily had these microchips implanted in their hands. These tiny microchips are the size of a grain of rice. They can be a form of identification and can store a range of personal data.

Describe how human microchip implants might be used when travelling or visiting places away from home.

In your answer you should include:

  • potential uses

  • advantages to the person who has the implant

  • legal and ethical considerations of human chip implants

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