data

1. Interactive Media
Data Protection and Accessibility

2. Choose 1 of websites you use
regularly and list the types of
personal information you have given
to that website.

3. Learning Objectives:
• MUST be able to explain
accessibility and research the laws
relating to this
• SHOULD be able to research and
explain the data protection act
• COULD evaluate accessibility laws
and data protection laws.
Use terms in your
report relating to interactive media
(Aim to fit this into your report today)
English
Target

4. An issue with interactive media is
Data Protection

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z
4j3wZhLO14

6. During the 90’s businesses began to store data
on their customers this data included:
• Names
• Addresses
• Contact information
• Employment history
• Medical conditions
• Convictions
• Credit history
• Phone calls and email
communication
• location

7. What are the concerns with companies
holding onto personal data?

8. What are the concerns with companies
holding onto personal data?
• People accessing this information
• Accuracy of information
• Copying information
• Storing information without permission
• Changes to information

9. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/05/us-
health-genomics-cloud-insight-
idUSKBN0OL0BG20150605#D7ylQ6VrsqJL4WuR.
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10. Search yourself on the internet
What did you find?

11. Use this website to search yourself, you may not be
able to access the information but it will tell you how
many websites have certain information about you

12. How much information is too much?
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-
29032399

13. Data Protection Act 1998
• The 1998 Data Protection Act was passed by
Parliament to control the way information is
handled and to give legal rights to people who
have information stored about them.

14. Accessibility Problems, Solutions,
impact
A website uses a
font that is difficult
to read
A video uses
flashing images
A kiosk uses audio
but there is no
volume control
A DVD menu is
difficult to navigate
Problems Solutions Who this affects

15. Who’s responsibility is it to make interactive
media products accessible?
Why is it a problem if interactive media
products are not made accessible?

16. The Laws that relate to Accessibility are:
The law protects people from unfair
discrimination or treatment and
promotes a more equal society.
• The disability discrimination Act
• Equality Act

17. What you need to do:
• MUST be able to explain
accessibility and research the laws
relating to this.
• SHOULD be able to research and
explain the data protection act
• COULD evaluate accessibility laws
and data protection laws.
Use terms in your report relating to
interactive media
(Aim to fit this into your report today)
English
Target