Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology

what are ethical issues

issues that would either be morally right or wrong by society

what is legal issue

issues that are actually right or wrong in the eyes of the laws

what are cultural issues

issues abt how a group of people with particular belief or languages may be affected

what are environmental issues

issues about howe we impact the natural world

benefits of internet (4)

- education
- communication
- research
- e-commerce

drawbacks of internet (4)

- offensive content
- fraud
- hate speech
- illegal images

benefits of technology (privacy)

- there are surveillances
- gps can tracks criminals
- mobile phone can be tracked

drawbacks of technology (privacy)

- loss of privacy as social media encourage people to post
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impacts of technology on social well being

- new release of technology can pressure people to buy the latest devices (also peer pressure children out of fear from being bullied)
- smartphones means that employees can always be contacted/ be stressful as can never be off from work
- less face-to-face interaction

what is cyberbullying

when somebody uses social media to deliberately harm someone else

what is internet censorship

when someone on the internet controls what other people can access on the internet

what is survillance

when someone monitors what other people are accessing on the internet

what is trolling

when people try to cause public arguments with others online

impacts of technology on health

- eyestrain caused by looking on screen for too long
- repetitive strain injury caused when parts of body become damaged as a result of repeated movements over a long time
- back problem caused by sitting at a computer for too long

what is digital divide

the access of technology is not equal across the world

impacts of technology on culture

- easier and faster communications
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what cause digital divide

- not having enough money to buy new devices
- bad access to network coverage
- dont know how to use the devices

impacts of technology on the envirnon

-use of natural resources will eventually run out
-increase use of electricity
-e-waste

what is open source

a software where the source code is made freely available

example of open source

linux

advantages of open source software

- free
- made for greater good
- software can be adapted by user to fits their needs
-software is reliable and secure

disadvantages of open source software

- buggy
- small projects may not get regular updates
- no warranties if smth goes wrong
- no customer supports
- limited user documentation

what is proprietary software

usually paid for where only the complied code us released

examples of a proprietary software

Microsoft

advantages of proprietary software

- comes with warranties, documentation and customer support
- well tested and reliable
fixes and updated comes regularly
- cheaper for companies than developing own custom-built software

disadvantage of proprietary software

- can be expensive
- software may not exactly fits user needs
-software may not maintain older software after
- warranties expire to encourage ppl to buy their latest product

when use the data protection act last updated

2018

three legislation we need to know

- the data protection act
- computer misuse act
- copyright design and patents acts

what is the data protection act

gives rights to data subjects

What does the data protection acts state

Data must be used in a fair, lawful way
Data must only be used for specified purposes
Data should be adequate revelation and not excessive for the specified use
Data must be accurate and kept up to date
Data should not be kept longer than necessary
Data should be kept safe and secure

What is the computer misuse act

Was introduced to stop hacking and cyber crime in 1990

Three parts of the computer misuse act

Gaining unauthorised access to private network or device through hacking

Gaining access to a network in order to commit a crime like stealing data

Unauthorised modification of a computer materials so deleting or changing files

What is the copyright, designs and patents acts

Was introduced in 1988 to protects intellectual property

What does the copyright acts do

Makes it illegal to share w/o holders permission might have to pay fee to use, use unlicensed software or plagiarise

Patent - cover new inventions so protect the ideas and concepts rather than actual content