Digital technology, privacy and cyber security
Digital technology has transformed how we live and work — but it also raises real questions about who can see our data and how safe it is.
Part of your national curriculum
- Computer systems and networks: Understand the impact of digital technology on wider society, including issues of individual privacy and cyber security
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What you'll learn in this lesson
Understand the impact of digital technology on wider society, including issues of individual privacy and cyber security
Key learning points
- • Benefits and risks of digital technology
- • Privacy
- • Cyber security basics
This lesson at a glance
- 26 minutes
- 16 parts to scroll through
- 3 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
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Digital technology, privacy and cyber security
Digital technology has transformed how we live and work — but it also raises real questions about who can see our data and how safe it is.
In a nutshell
Understand the impact of digital technology on wider society, including issues of individual privacy and cyber security
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Part 1 · Benefits and risks of digital technology
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Benefits and risks of digital technology
Technology enables remote working, instant communication and access to information worldwide, but it can also increase inequality (the 'digital divide'), enable surveillance and spread misinformation faster than it can be checked.
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Privacy
Apps and websites often collect personal data such as location, browsing habits and contacts. Privacy settings, reading permissions before accepting them, and understanding what a company does with your data all help you stay in control.
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
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Part 2 · Cyber security basics
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Cyber security basics
Strong, unique passwords, two-factor authentication and keeping software updated protect against common attacks like phishing (fake messages tricking you into giving up information) and malware (harmful software installed without consent).
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
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Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
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Game · Recall cards
What is the 'digital divide'?
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Digital technology, privacy and cyber security
3 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. What is the 'digital divide'?
2. What does two-factor authentication add to a password?
3. Phishing typically tries to...
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Understand the impact of digital technology on wider society, including issues of individual privacy and cyber security