Topic 5.2: Governance and human rights Questions

Examine the claim that online communities are better for people whose backgrounds are unusual in their own area.

Outline why fairness testing one characteristic at a time is insufficient.

Evaluate the claim that automated systems can be made fair.

Outline **one** characteristic of an online campaign to encourage voting.

Outline **one** difference between an online voter-awareness campaign and a remote voting application.

To what extent do digital tools empower voters?

To what extent is remote electronic voting compatible with a secret ballot?

A city council must choose between building a remote voting application and running an online campaign to encourage voting, in order to raise turnout among young and older residents. Recommend which it should choose, and justify your recommendation.

A city council must decide whether to extend remote voting to all residents after a successful trial with residents living abroad. Recommend a course of action, and justify your recommendation.

Evaluate the use of digital systems to increase participation in political decisions between elections.

To what extent should a country allow voting over the internet?

Examine the claim that social media increases understanding between people from different backgrounds.

Explain **one** reason why an online consultation may hand over less power than it appears to.

Evaluate the use of digital platforms to involve residents in local decisions.

Explain **one** reason why improving the training data may not remove discrimination from a system.

Evaluate the use of digital systems to increase participation in political decisions between elections.

Outline the test for whether a consultation is more than a survey.

To what extent should a country allow voting over the internet?

Outline **one** cost of a measure that gives authorities a way past encryption.

To what extent are security and privacy necessarily in conflict?