1.6 - Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology Flashcards
What are Ethical issues?
What would be considered right and wrong by society
Give some examples of some ethical issues in computing:
- Ensuring public safety
- Security of data
How are ethics applied in this situation?
‘Driverless cars may soon be on the roads in the UK. The designers of driverless cars have not only had to ensure the safety of passengers, but also of other drivers and pedestrians.’
Ethics apply here as a situation may occur where the car’s software has to decide who has safety priority, the passengers or other road users
How is data security affected by the recent increase in the use of technology?
Personal data is available on the internet a lot nowadays
Many hackers may use malware to try to gain access to that personal information
What is Ransomware?
Malware which encrypts a user’s files, then demands a ransom payment to decrypt them
What are Legal issues?
What’s right and wrong in the eyes of the law
Give some examples of some Legal issues in computing:
- Allowing someone to illegally share personal data
- Stealing financial information, such as credit card numbers or bank account details
- Helping to illegally copy and distribute films, television programmes and music
- Extorting information or blackmailing someone
What is the Data protection act?
Legislation passed by parliament that governs the protection of personal data in the UK.
Which year was the Data protection act published?
2018
What is the Computer misuse act?
Give an example
Defines and criminalises a number of offences involving the use of a computer
e/g. Unauthorised access to computer systems
Which year was the Computer misuse act published?
1990
What is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act?
Gives the creator of published material the control over the way it is used
Which year was the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act published?
1988
What is the Creative Commons (CC) license?
One of several copyright licences that allows free sharing and distribution of a product
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Legislation introduced to give the public the right to access information recorded by public sector organisations
When was the Freedom of Information Act published?
2000
What laws have been introduced to the UK to help protect people, their data and their work?
- Data Protection Act 1998/2018
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Creative Commons Licensing
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
What are Cultural issues?
Give some examples of some groups which may be affected by these issues
How groups of people with particular beliefs, practices or languages may be affected
e.g. Ethnic groups, religions, countries
What are Environmental issues?
How we impact the natural world
What is a Code of conduct?
A set of rules that the company and its employees will follow
What is a Stakeholder?
Anyone with an interest in, or who may be affected by a technology
How has the internet encouraged us to share personal details?
- Social media encourages you to post personal details (pictures, details of social life etc)
- Users will accept a privacy agreement before using any websites/software
- Cloud computing allows users to upload personal files to their servers
- Companies may make personal details available to other website users
Give an examples on how users can take steps to make the information they share more private
Change privacy settings on social media sites
