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Science, Technology and Society
Quick questions on Data privacy and surveillance explained: H1 General Paper
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What is the test that decides legitimacy?Show answer
When some intrusion is justified, legitimacy turns on a clear test: is the data collection necessary, proportionate to the goal, transparent, and subject to independent oversight? Surveillance justified by the goal of security alone, with no limits, fails this test; surveillance that meets it can be defensible. This test is your tool for a conditional, top-band judgement.
What is the "nothing to hide" fallacy?Show answer
This treats privacy as mere concealment and ignores how power can misuse innocuous data. Address it directly.
What are vague examples?Show answer
"Companies collect our data" evidences little. Use specific cases such as contact tracing or a data-protection framework.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain why "privacy versus security" can be a false dichotomy. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Identify one weakness in the "nothing to hide" argument. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
State the test that decides whether a given act of surveillance is justified. [3 marks]
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