Social and Ethical Significance (Strand 1)

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anonymity
anonymous; total privacy, or hiding their identity
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authenticity
a user proving their identity to gain access to a computer system.
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compatibility
idea that two systems work together and can share hardware, software, or data.
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cultural diversity
the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society
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cultural impact
historical, geographical, and familiar factors that affect assessment and intervention processes.
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digital citizenship
being a good citizen on the internet
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economic impact
the effect of the event on the economy in a specified area
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environmental impact
Possible effects caused by a development, industrial, or infrastructural project or by the release of a substance in the environment.
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equality of access
the concept that all persons should have equal rights of access to anything they desire.
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ergonomic impact
the science of refining the design of products to optimize them for human use. (i.g. weight, height, hearing, sight, etc.)
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globalization
the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence
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health impact
a combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population
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integrity
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
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intellectual property
creations of the mind, such as stories, films, music, and computer programs.
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legal impact
an unnecessary discriminatory effect on a protected class caused by a practice or policy
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policies
rules designed to control the way people use IT.
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political impact
The effect that government policy and its administrative practices can have on something
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privacy
the ability to control how data about us is used.
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protocols
technical rules that designers of hardware and software should follow
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psychological impact
the effect caused by environmental and biological factors
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reliability
how well the computer system works.
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security
concerned with protecting IT systems from unauthorized users.
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standards
a level of quality
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surveillance
used IT to monitor people - with or without their knowledge or permission
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the digital divide
the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern IT.
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unauthorized access
a person gaining access on the website, program, server, service, or other system using someone else's account or other methods.
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