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 5.1.6 -
Internet issues
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Revision
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Candidates are expected to:
- discuss the issues relating to information
found on the Internet, for example unreliability, undesirability and
security of data transfer;
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Examples of issues involving the Internet:
- Downloading copyright material such as music, images, films and
software.
- Accessing content such as pornography that is inappropriate for the age
of the user
- Accessing illegal content such as personal data to use in ID fraud
- Plagiarism, copying work and pretending it is your own
- Hacking websites and networks remotely using the Internet
- Employees and students wasting time online instead of working
- Spreading of viruses
- Websites with unreliable or biased information or with information that
meant to mislead
- SPAM, unwanted email that is sent out in bulk
- Misuse of email and chat rooms by paedophiles trying to make contact
with children
- Online retailing resulting in high
street shops closing
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