2.6+Politics+and+Governement

=Guilherme and Francisco=

P1 20 min - Presentation on political processes and voting. 7 min - voting java software.

20 min - quiz + news story abbout lobbying/open government. discuss pros and cons (criteria C, D).

10 min video on goverment info sites. examples.

HW - bookmark diigo news stories on lobbying and open gov

Politics and government:

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P2law and order

20 min - Presentation on law and order 15 min paper 1 on a news story on a police surveillance 15 min discussing answers 20 min debate based on news story. privacy, security reliability (hacking). The data protection act.

2.6_pers_info_gov_db 1.3_privacy_anonymity 1.1_reliability_integrity
 * for DNA databases**

2.6_law_control 1.3_privacy_anonymity 1.7_surveillance
 * for surveillance**

P3 censorship

15 min presentation 15 min quiz on military.

= = = Political processes = Online campaigning, voting, lobbying, fund-raising and advertising.

= Government information sites = For example, travel warnings, tourist information, environmental information and warnings, government policies, city government websites.

= Access to, and updating of, personal information held on government databases = Collection, storage and updating of personal data: for example, driving licence, TV licence, tax returns, passport applications and renewals, medical records, military service records, social security information, online police records.

= Government control and use of information = Censorship, data matching across agencies, archiving, biometric data, national identity cards.

= Law and order = Police surveillance, terrorist monitoring, DNA data.

= Military = Cyberwarfare, smart weapons, espionage, battlefield technology.

2.6 Politics and government

Topic Examples

Political processes Online campaigning, voting, lobbying, fund-raising and advertising.

Government information

sites

For example, travel warnings, tourist information, environmental

information and warnings, government policies, city government websites.

Access to, and updating

of, personal information

held on government

databases

Collection, storage and updating of personal data: for example, driving

licence, TV licence, tax returns, passport applications and renewals, medical

records, military service records, social security information, online police

records.

Government control and

use of information

Censorship, data matching across agencies, archiving, biometric data,

national identity cards.

Law and order Police surveillance, terrorist monitoring, DNA data.

Military Cyberwarfare, smart weapons, espionage, battlefield technology.

The importance of IT is becoming increasingly evident in political campaigns. With increased amounts of

information available to governments, ethical issues relating to its possible misuse are becoming more and

more important.