Ethical impacts

Question 1

Digital divide.

Answer 1

gap between populations that have full access
to modern information and communications technology, and those who have restricted
access. It is used mainly to describe the split between those with and those without
broadband internet access

Question 2

Uses

Answer 2

Drones (privacy)
* Self-driving cars (making decisions between life or
death for its driver and other people)
* Artificial intelligence (could the creation of
thinking machines raise a host of ethical issues
including the potential to harm humans).

Question 3

The implications of privacy of private
data

Answer 3

• The monitoring of online activity, including browsing histories and use of social
  media.
• The interception and reading of email messages
• Distribution of databases storing personal information.
• Theft of private information by hackers.

Question 4

Black hat/white hat/grey hat hacking.

Question 5

The growing importance of cybersecurity
in light of increasing frequency of attacks

Question 6

importance of
conforming to professional
standards, including formal
and informal codes of ethical
behaviour

Answer 6

A formal code would comprise an
acceptable use policy or internet access
policy. Any policy that is formally written
and signed up to is considered a formal
code.
An informal code comprises
expectations, customs, habits, personal
integrity.