Ethical, legal and environmental impacts of digital technology on wider society #10

Question 1

What are ethics?

Answer 1

Ethics is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with right and wrong. What is good for the individual and what is good for society as a whole?

• Technology has produced ethical concerns in recent times

Question 2

What is the Digital Divide?

Answer 2

term that refers to the gap between populations of those that have full access to modern information and communications technology and those who don’t.

• A split between those with and those without broadband internet
  access

Question 3

Why does the divide exist?

Answer 3

While the cost of phone services is falling globally, fixed broadband which is typically more reliable and faster than cellular connections, is becoming more expensive in poorest countries.

Question 4

State two UN statistics from 2015. (4 possible answers)

Answer 4

• In least developed countries, average broadband cost grew by more than 30%.
• 43.4% of the worlds population used the internet, however, only 9.5% of people in least developed countries used the internet.
• Women in low and middle income countries were 21% less likely to own a mobile phone.
• 8% of all women used the internet, compared to 11.3% of all men.

Question 5

What are some discussion points for Drones?

Answer 5

• The notion of having unmanned vehicles flying around raises oncerns over personal privary or leads us to consider citizens who live in fear of drones used for military purposes.
• Nasa has been able to give spacial awareness to drones.
• In the uk, the civil aviation authority warns that drones being flown as high as 2,000ft are putting passenger aircrafts in danger.
• Drones have good uses e.g monitoring pollution and tracking wildlife poachers

Should their use be controlled?