Tennessee Cybersecurity I

Lesson 1.2 Personal Data and Collection

Description

In this lesson, students explore the complex world of data collection. Students learn about the types of data that companies collect and what they do with it. Students also consider the ethics of data collection by working through a scenario about location tracking in school. Lastly, students learn about privacy within the context of law.

Objective

Students will be able to:

Explain why companies collect data and what they do with it
Analyze the benefits and consequences of data collection that may or may not be evidence to users
Consider the ethics of data collection with relation to privacy concerns
Define personally identifiable information
Explain personal data collection in the context of the law (GDPR, CCPA, and privacy policies)