Exercise
1. Make a list of some organizations where personal data about you might be stored.
a) List some of the uses that might be made of the data.
b) Which uses do you think are appropriate?
c) Are there any that you consider inappropriate? If so, which? Why?
2. Does your school record your personal data in a computer? If so, what sort of data and what type of information are available for you to look at? Is any of the information private? If so, why?
3. Imagine you are in charge of computer security in a government agency or business. What would you do to ensure that personal information held in the organization's databases was not accessed without the proper authority?
4. Do you think computers will ever be more powerful or intelligent than human beings? Discuss as a class.
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