4.2 - Global Legislation

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What is the problem with transferring data outside of the UK?

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Personal data should not be transferred outside of the UK unless the country receiving the data has adequate data protection laws that match the Data Protection Act (2018) / GDPR.

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Why can personal data be transferred between European countries?

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GDPR was introduced in all EU countries in 2018, ensuring personal data is protected and can be sent between EU countries.

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What is UNCRPD and why is it important?

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UNCRPD stands for United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is a human right that states disabled people should be able to access information systems and use digital means to express their opinion.

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Describe what alt text is used for.

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Alt text is used on images so that text-to-speech software can describe the image aloud for the visually impaired.

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State three accessibility settings that could affect how easy text is to read.

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Websites could allow users to change the font size and style, change the background color, or provide audio versions of text to make it easier to read.

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What was the 'Safe Harbour' scheme?

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A protection scheme allowing personal data transfer between European countries and the US from 2000 to 2015.

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What was the 'EU-US Privacy Shield'?

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A protection scheme from 2015 to 2020 that provided protection to European data in the US, requiring companies to sign up to the scheme before data transfer.

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Why was the 'EU-US Privacy Shield' stopped?

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The European Court of Justice argued it did not adequately protect the personal data of Europeans from government access.