GSCE computer studdies (edexel) - unit 5 (issues and impacts)

negitive effects disposal of digital devises have on eviroment

all the toxins are infesting soil and water, thus contaminating wildlife, livestock, and crops. These toxins are then being passed around the food chain.

Upgrade Culture

refers to cycle replacing our phones every few years with latest products

negative effects with upgrade culture

we are disposing of so many phones a year it having a huge effect on envorment in manufacturing to.

rare materials

some componenets of phones cannot be created without all 70 of the rare materials so we are having to mine huge holes to find these items

Impact of mining

wildlife habitat's are completely destroyed and some mining supports child labour. mining i very hazardous

energy waste

energy waste translates into greenhouse gass' which contributes to pollution and climate change

disposal of products

they cannot be burnt because harmful gas' are released and theres only small ways to reuse them in new phones.

ethical reasons associated with collection and use of personal data

Avoid or minimize anything that will cause physical or emotional harm to participants. Make participants aware of any potential harms prior to their participation. Try to remain neutral and unbiased. Don't let your personal preconceptions or opinions interfere with the data collection process.

legal reasons associated with collection and use of personal data

Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out what these potential legal bases are, namely: consent; contract; legal obligation; vital interests; public task; or legitimate interests.

data privacy

Protecting the privacy of the data located in a database.

Data Ownership

The process of identifying the person responsible for the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy of information assets.

Data consent

Organisations must ask for the permission of people to collect and process their personal data.

Data misuse

Using data for purposes other than for which it was collected.

data protection

Method of ensuring that personal data is correct and is not misused either by those holding it or others who have no right to access it.

legal reasons associated with artificial inteligence

The first law is that a robot shall not harm a human, or by inaction allow a human to come to harm. The second law is that a robot shall obey any instruction given to it by a human, and the third law is that a robot shall avoid actions or situations that could cause it to come to harm itself.

ethical reasons associated with artificial inteligence

Biases. We need data to train our artificial intelligence algorithms, and we need to do everything we can to eliminate bias in that data.

Control and the Morality of AI.

Privacy.

Power Balance.

Ownership.

Environmental Impact.

Humanity

Legal Liability in AI

operators of "high risk" AI (AI having significant potential to cause damage), would be strictly liable for the AI's damage

algorithmic bias

occurs when a computing innovation systematically discriminates against certain individuals or groups and creates unfair outcomes for some and favorable outcomes for others.

Copyright

the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

Patents

exclusive rights to make or sell inventions

trademarks

Designs and names, often officially registered, by which merchants or manufacturers designate and differentiate their products

Licensing

the legal process whereby a licensor allows another firm to use its manufacturing process, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary knowledge

Cybersecurity

the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.

Virus

A piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data

Worms

Independent computer programs that copy themselves from one computer to other computers over a network

Trojans

Programs that look useful, but actually cause damage to your computer

Ransomware

Software that encrypts programs and data until a ransom is paid to remove it.

key logger

Software or hardware which records all key strokes on a computer system.

Unpatched software

Software that hasn't had the latest security updates applied to it, making it vulnerable to attack

cyberattack

an attempt to damage or disrupt computer systems or electronic networks operated by computers

Anti-malware software

Software designed to stop malware from damaging a computer or network

Encryption

Process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access.

recovery procedures

Used to restore a file or database to its state at the time of its last backup