Issues

causes for the digital divide (3)

rural vs urban

younger vs older

developed countries vs developing countries

cultural changes (5)

• working from home - video calling and cloud storage

• streaming - less records and CDs

• sharing economy - Uber (less taxi drivers), Airbnb (less hotels)

• social media - highlights work of those ignored by mainstream media

• selfies

privacy issues (7)

• websites make you share personal information (dob, address) to make an account

• social media - encouraged to post about your life

• cloud storage - hacking

• cookies

• long privacy agreements - don’t read/have to agree to

• censorship

• surveillance

ethical changes (6)

• pressured to buy new - expensive to fix/advertisement

• peer pressure

• mobile phones - expected to carry for work, cannot switch off

• lack of social interaction

• anonymity - cyberbullying + trolling

• automation replacing repetitive factory jobs

health problems

• eye strain

• repetitive strain injury

• back problems

environmental issues (7)

• mining of finite raw materials

• plastics - pollute landfill, toxic gas when burned

• non-renewable energy - pollutes greenhouse gases

• lithium batteries cause fires in landfill

• cooling systems - use energy

• idle - waste energy

• E-waste - cheaper to upgrade than fix, raw materials not extracted

data protection act date

2018

copyright designs and patents act date

1988

computer misuse act date

1990

data protection act 6 principles

• Data kept safe and secure

• data used in a lawful transparent way

• data used for specified purpose

• data relevant for use

• data accurate

• data not kept longer than necessary

what does copyright cover?

written or recorded content

what do patents cover?

new ideas and concepts

ways to breach the copyright designs and patents act (3)

• illegal file sharing

• anonymity - don’t know true owner

• hosting - anyone on the website can download

3 offences for the computer misuse act

• unauthorised access through hacking

• unauthorised access with intention to commit or facilitate a crime

• unauthorised modification of computer material

define software license

agreement that allows a user to legally use the software

features of open source software

• access to the source code

• ability to change the software to suit need

• free

features of proprietary software

• no access to the source code

• purchased commonly as off-the-shelf

• paid for

examples of open source (3)

• Mozilla Firefox (web browser)

• GIMP (image editing)

• Linux (OS)

examples of proprietary companies (2)

• Microsoft - (Windows, Office, Outlook)

• Adobe - (Photoshop, Illustrator)

advantages of open source (4)

• free

• software adapted to suit need

• collaboration of users

• popular software is reliable and secure

disadvantages of open source (4)

• editors may add malicious code to the program

• code may have errors - lack of testing

• no customer support or warranties

• technical skills to be able to adapt and maintain the code for their need

advantages of proprietary software (4)

• well tested and reliable - regular updates

• warranties and customer support

• cheaper for large companies than developing their own software

• the company is held accountable if it doesn’t perform according to the conditions of purchase

disadvantages of proprietary software (4)

• may be expensive

• cannot modify the code to suit needs

• companies may force you to buy the new software

• companies may provide infrequent updates