Emerging trends, Issues & Impacts Flashcards
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Environmental issues
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- Manufacturing: Non-renewable, toxic materials are used. Releases greenhouse gases
- Disposal: Dumped into landfill sites, can pollute the land and water.
- Energy consumption: Vast amounts of energy are used during manufacturing and use
- Short replacement cycle
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Privacy concerns
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It is not always obvious who is collecting and analysing personal data and who that data is being passed to
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Discrimination
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- Analysis of shared data could result in some groups of individuals being discriminated against
- Technology has to be inclusive to reduce the disadvantage in society because more people have access
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Patents
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- Protect new inventions.
- A patent holder has the exclusive right for 20 years
5
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Licensing
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The copyright holder of a work can grant a license that permits a third party to use it.
A software license is a legally binding contract that specifies how software can be used
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Legislation (Data Protection Act)
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- Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency
- Purpose limitation
- Data minimisation
- Accuracy
- Storage limitation
- Security
- Accountability
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Data subject rights
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- Be informed about the collection and use of data
- Access their data
- Have inaccurate data corrected
- Have data erased
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Restrict the way in which their data is processed
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Computer misuse act
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- Unauthorised access to computer material
- Unauthorised access with intent to commit further offenses
- Unauthorised access with intent to impair the running of a computer or damage/destroy data
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Cookies
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- A small text file that enables the website to recognise the user’s device
- The website must warn the users, cookies are being used
- Users can opt-out
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Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency
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- Have a legitimate reason for processing someone’s data
- Must warn the user and must get consent
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Purpose limitation
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- Only use data for the purpose it was collected
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Data minimisation
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- Only collect as much data as is necessary
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Accuracy
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- Ensure that the data collected is accurate
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Storage limitation
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- Not keep data for longer than necessary
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Security
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- Keep data secure and protect it
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Accountability
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- Demonstrate that data protection measures are adequate
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Backup
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- Allows for data recovery
- Make a copy of data and store it on a different device in different location
- Full or Incremental
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Recovery
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- The process of restoring data and/or system states from the backup copy
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Full backup
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- A full copy is made of all the data
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Incremental
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- Only copies of new files and those that have changed are made
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Virus
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- Malicious code that’s hidden within other file
- Designed to replicate and inserted into other files
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Worms
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- Malicious software programs
- Replicate themselves
- Can distribute independently
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Trojans
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- Malicious software programs
- Don’t replicate
- Camouflaged as legitimate software
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Ransomware
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- Type of malware that blocks users from using using their computer or accessing he data stored until a ransom is paid
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Key loggers
- Spyware
- Monitoring software that record keys pressed
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Physhing
- Attempt to get sensitive, confidential information
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Pretexting (blagging)
- Inventing a scenario with malicious intetns
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WEEE
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Sets targets for the collection and recycling and recovery of computing technology and other electronic items
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Positive impact of technology on the environment
- Less CO2 released by people travelling to work since remote work
- Energy efficient homes since smart switches can turn off lights
