Strand 1: Social and Ethical Significance

Core

• 1.1 Reliability and integrity

• 1.2 Security

• 1.3 Privacy and anonymity

• 1.4 Intellectual property

• 1.5 Authenticity

• 1.6 The digital divide and equality of access

• 1.7 Surveillance

• 1.8 Globalization and cultural diversity

• 1.9 Policies

• 1.10 Standards and protocols

• 1.11 People and machines

• 1.12 Digital citizenship

Additional Higher Level

• Social and ethical considerations linked to the two HL extension topics and the issues raised by the annually issued case study