AP CSP- Safety & Ethical Concerns

ethics

moral rules and guidelines about what is right and wrong, good and bad

unintended consequence

unanticipated outcomes of a purposeful action

bias

unfair prejudice against a group of people

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

a set of web accessibility best practices and federal laws that companies must comply with (WCAG)

algorithmic bias

errors in an algorithm that create outcomes that favor one group over another, whether intentional or unintentional

facial recognition technology

a computing-device system that scans a person’s face, measures key features, and uses the measurements to identify an individual

speech recognition software

a computing-device system that recognized human speech patterns, to either convert it to text or to carry out a command

active interception

when a hacker both monitors and changes a user’s data

hacker

a criminal who uses technical knowledge within a computing system

keylogging

using either software or hardware to record a user’s keystrokes in order to gain access to personal information

passive interception

when a hacker monitors a user’s data without changing it

virtual private network

a type of software that encrypts your internet transmission and disguises your online identity

copyright

the exclusive right of the owner of intellectual property to copy, sell, produce, or distribute the material

Creative Commons

a kind of copyright license that allows otherwise copyrighted work to be publicly distributed and used

intellectual property

a person’s or organization’s inventions, ideas, and creations (IP)

open access

research that is freely accessible online. It often has no license restrictions or copyrights

open source

freely available programs that can be redistributed and modified

patent

the legal protection that prevents anyone, except the inventor, from using, making, or selling an invention for a period of time

plagiarism

when material created by someone else is used without their permission or when someone passes off another author’s work as their own

trade secret

the legal protection of companies’ formulas, processes, designs, and any information that have economic value or give them a competitive edge

trademark

any sign, symbol, or phrase that identifies a product or service

plagiarism

using someone’s ideas without giving credit

digital divide

the difference in access to computing devices and the internet due to economic, social, geographical, or other circumstances

digital skill

the ability to use computing devices and their applications

homework gap

the inability of some students to complete homework due to the lack of internet access at home

net neutrality

all internet content is treated equally and not blocked or slowed down based on content, source, platform, or type of equipment

telecentre

a public place that offers access to computers, the internet, and information technologies

tiered internet access

internet access that is cheaper or faster for certain websites

active listening

when a listener repeats back what was heard

consensus building

the process of increasing mutual understanding