Ethical Legal Cultural And Environmental Concerns Flashcards
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What does ethical mean
What is considered right and wrong by society
What does legal mean
What is considered right and wrong in the eyes of the law
What does cultural mean
How groups of people with beliefs practices or languages may be effected
What does environmental mean
Issues about how we impact the natural world
Privacy issues
Many websites require users to provide personal information in order to set up an account
Cloud computing servers allows the user to upload personal information onto their servers
Companies can make your personal information public on the internet
Users will accept a privacy agreement which few people actually read
How are stakeholders affected by technology
People are pressured to buy new technology through advertisement
Increases peer pressure
Face to face social interactions can be neglected
Cyber bullying and trolling
When someone uses social media to deliberately cause harm
Can cause distress
Trolling is where somebody tried to start a public argument
Made it easier for children to access inappropriate material
Sexting
Health problems with technology
Eye strains- for looking at a screen for too long
Repetitive strain injury- where parts of the body become injured as a result of repetitive movement over time
Sitting at a computer for too long can cause back injury
Environmental impacts of computer science
Electronically devices contain a lot of raw materials which use a lot of energy to extract which also causes pollution
When we use devices we use a lot of energy
Cultural impacts of computer science
Selfies can make people more attention seeking and self obsessed
Social media and blogging gives a chance for people’s voices to be heard
Music and television streaming services have allowed customers to listen watch media cheaper
Sharing economy services - services that lets you earn money from things you already own like Uber
Unequal access to technology can cause digital divide
This is where some people like in poorer countries or countries that don’t have access can not access things like job applications online making them be at a disadvantage
What is the difference between open source and proprietary software
Open spruce means anyone can access it and modify it but proprietary software refers to software which is solely owned by the person who developed it
What is the data protection act 1998
It gives rights to people who’s personal information is stored on a computer system
Before collecting personal data the organisation must register with the government about what data they are going to collect
The computer misuse 1990
Introduced to stop hacking and cyber crime
Gaining unauthorised access to a network/ device in order to commit a crime
Copy right designs and patents act 1988
Introduced to protect anything someone has created
So it can’t be copyrighted
Illigel to share copy righted files without the holders permission
The creative common licensing
Allows you to legally share media and software without the having to ask for permission
Freedom of information 2000
The ways in which the public may obtain access to government held information
