1.6 Ethical, Legal, Cultural And Environmental Impacts Of Digital Technology Flashcards
Technology introduce what issue in society 5
Ethical
Legal
Cultural
Environmental
Privacy
Ethics
It’s not so much about if something is legal or illegal, but more about whatever something is morally right or wrong
Benefit of Internet list5
Vice repository of knowledge
Communication
Education
Research
E-commerce
Drawback for Internet (6)
Increase in privacy
Distribution of illegal image
Offensive content
Fraud
Hate speech
Dissemination of fake news
Ways computer cause privacy issues (7)
Number plate recognition
Face recognition
Electronic tagging
Cell phone location and GPS technology
Recording Internet browsing history
Retention of personal data
Smart listening devices
Cultural issue
The impact of technology in our daily life
The “digital divide”
Globalization (different in different country)
Positive effect of technology on culture
The rapid spread of technology fueled September by the Internet, has lead to positive cultural changes in developing country
Easier and faster communication
Globalization can also increase cultural awareness to promote diversity
Negative effect of technology on culture
Diffusion of technologies-negative cultural consequences
Developing country risk, losing their culture identity and simulate themselves into increasingly westernized country
Uneven distribution of technology within country
Design may have applied some other countries culture value in system
Why do country restricting access to the Internet on YouTube
Limiting public exposure to content that might ignite social or political unrest
Prevent criticism off a ruler, government or religion
Prevent violation of national laws
Prevent violation of speech, ethics, or morality-based law
Environmental energy use
2% of global energy consumption is Ute by data center
Disposal of computing technology
Old computing equipment is often shipped to country with no standard of disposal. This may pollute the environment and expose dangerous chemical out to the surroundings
Harmful materials and chemical in computer
Dioxins
Chromium
Mercury
Cadmium
Radioactive isotopes
When ask about impact of digital technology on society focus on
Customers
Staff at the company
The companies, Director or shareholders
The local community
Data protection act 2018
Data must be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner
It must only be connected for specified, explicit and legitimate
Data you collect must be adequate and, where necessary, keep up-to-date
Data you hold must be kept for no longer than it’s necessary
Data you hold must be processed in a manner that ensures are appropriate security of personal data
Data controllers must be able to prove that their data protection measure are sufficient
Computer Misuse Act 1990
It is illegal to make an of rice access to data worth the intend to commit further offence or with the intent to modify data e.g. virus
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
It is illegal to copy, modify or distribute software, music, videos or other intellectual property without permission from the author
Open source software
User can modify and disrepute the software
Can be installed in any number of computer
Support provided by the community
User have access to the source code
May not be fully tested
Proprietary source software
Uses cannot modify the software. Protected by copyright design and patent act.
Usually paid for and licensed per user or per computer
Support by developers
You don’t have access to the source code
Tested by the developer to release. Although they may run beta programmed.
