Ethics Flashcards
What is the Data Protection Act?
Data Protection act is a set of legislation that means companies are obliged to protect your personal information and should not keep unnecessary information on you.
Name 3 offences under the Computer Misuse Act.
Accessing computer material without permission, eg looking at someone else’s files.
Accessing computer material without permission with intent to commit further criminal offences, eg hacking into the bank’s computer and wanting to increase the amount in your account.
Altering computer data without permission, eg writing a virus to destroy someone else’s data, or actually changing the money in an account.
What is the Copyright Law
The Copyright Law prevents people from illegally copying content owned by another and distributing it illegally. FAST is the industry body which is against software theft.
Name 1 Advantage and 1 Disadvantage of using robotic Carers
Advantages - Don’t require pay , work longer hours , always available
Disadvantages - may malfunction and cause harm , don’t have the intelligence of humans in emergency, expensive upfront cost
What is a Stakeholder?
A person with an interest in the company or product due to financial investment
What is a Whistleblower?
Someone who alerts a higher authority on the illegal or unethical actions of a company
Name an ethical implication on Driverless Cars
Who’s to blame for an accident ?
In a situation where the car chooses between hitting two people, who does it choose ?
What might happen if hackers/crackers gain access?
What is the Digital Divide?
The belief that those who are advantaged enough to grow up with a computer have a considerable advantage in the workplace
Name 3 Factors that cause the Digital Divide?
Money - access is not free
Language - a large part of the internet is written in English
Literacy - most of the internet includes text
Age - older generations generally find new technology harder to use
Physical - many people have diablilities that make using the internet more difficult than it should be.
