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AI Data Collection and Privacy

Your child knows apps and websites collect data about what they do online. They know why that data is worth money, and one way to stay private.

In curriculum terms

What data AI systems collect about you; who has it and why it matters; cookies, tracking, smart speakers always listening; your data is valuable

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Does your child understand that apps and websites collect information about what they do online, and could they explain why that matters?

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Data and Information for Computersages 7–9Must understand data before learning about personal data collection
Recommendation Systems and Filter Bubblesages 7–9Must understand recommendation systems before grasping broader data collection and privacy
Scams & Online Safetyages 9–11Cross-domain: scams & online safety (Money & Finance) provides real-world privacy threat context
AI Data Collection and Privacythis skill · ages 9–11
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Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9TDI6P10low confidenceYear 5–6 · Processes and production skills

explain the creation and permanence of their digital footprint and consider privacy when collecting user data

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2TDI6D06medium confidenceDigital Technologies · Levels 5 and 6 · Data, Information and Privacy strand
VC2TDI4D05medium confidenceDigital Technologies · Levels 3 and 4 · Data, Information and Privacy strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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