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Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology Flashcards

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What are the main issues created by technology?

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Cultural, ethical, environmental, legal, privacy

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What does cultural issues refer to?

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Refers to society and how different parts of the world vary in computer + internet usage

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What is the digital divide and what issue does it refer to?

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The gap between people who have access to modern digital technology and those with limited access
Cultural

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What are some examples of digital divide?

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Young vs Elderly people
People in cities vs people in rural
Developed countries vs developing countries

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How may there be a digital divide for people in cities and rural areas?

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Faster broadband speed in cities

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How may there be a digital divide for young people and the elderly?

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Exclusion
Uncomfortable about sharing personal life

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How may there be a digital divide for developed and developing countries?

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Can’t afford new technology

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Cultural pro’s of technology:

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People can work outside of work
Jobs moved abroad - cheaper, people happy to be payed less
More jobs - installing + maintaining machines

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Cultural con’s of technology:

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Loss of jobs - replaced by machines

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What does environmental issues refer to?

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Concerning the natural world and the negative effects of producing, using + discarding computer systems and devices

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What are the issues of energy and material consumption?

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Thousands of devices produced daily
Web servers and data centres must be powered all the time

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What is the issue of thousands of devices being produced daily and what issue does it refer to?

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Uses a range of materials - plastic, metals and rarer elements which requires electrical power to run
Environmental

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What is the issue of web servers and data centres being powered all the time being produced daily and what issue does it refer to?

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It requires a lot of energy to do so
Environmental

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How does waste and pollution occur due to technology?

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Generating power creates pollution
Difficult to recycle
Smart phones

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What is the issue of smart phones and what issue does it refer to?

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New phones being produced yearly
Environmental

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What is the issue of technology being difficult to recycle and what issue does it refer to?

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Leads to air, water and land pollution due to harmful materials like lead + mercury
Environmental

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What does ethical issues refer to?

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Ethics relates to whats right and wrong. Often subjective - people may have differing opinions

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What is a drone?

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It’s an unmanned aerial vehicle which is remotely controlled?

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What are some of the purposes of drones?

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Filming + photography
Tracking + monitoring wildlife
Disaster zone response - earthquake survivors
Used by military for surveillance

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What are the pro’s of self driving cars?

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Safer - can’t get distracted or tired
Fuel efficient - finds most direct route
Automated delivery - drive overnight

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What are the con’s of self driving cars?

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Can still crash
Still in development + expensive
Replace jobs

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What are the pro’s of AI?

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Sped up processes - analysing data
Used when human not available
Time consuming tasks done by computer

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What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

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Computers replacing humans to analyse data and make decisions

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What are the con’s of AI?

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Stores + processes personal data - could be hacked
Mistakes in code - detrimental for important decisions
AI GPT (Chat GPT) incorrect results

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What does legal + privacy issues refer to?

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Laws introduced by the UK to protect data, systems and networks from unauthorised access

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What has occurred due to loss of privacy + hacking?

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Internet companies use personal data - invade privacy + track civilians
Attackers crack poorly secured systems and phish individuals

26
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What has led to the rise in online crime?

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The popularity of the internet and rising numbers

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Examples of online crime:

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Unlawfully obtaining personal information
Harassing + threatening others
Cyber attacks
Sharing copyrighted material

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What are the six principles of the Data Protection Act (2018)?

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Data must be:
Fairly + lawfully processed
Only used for specific purpose
Adequate, relevant and not excessive
Accurate + up to date
Not kept longer than necessary
Kept safe + secure

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What is the Data Protection Act (2018)?

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Gives rights to data subjects (users that have data stored on computer systems)

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What is the Copyright Designs + Patents Act (1988)?

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Criminal offence to copy work that’s not your own without the permission of the creator

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What does the Copyright Designs + Patents Act (1988) prohibit?

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Copies of copyrighted material to sell to others
Import + download illegally copied material
Distribute copied material which has a noticeable effect on the owner
Possess equipment used to copy copyright material

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What is the Computer Misuse Act (1990)?

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Introduced to stop hacking + cyber crime

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What are the 3 offences of the Computer Misuse Act (1990)?

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Unauthorised modification of computer material
No unauthorised access to data
No unauthorised access to a device/ network to commit a crime

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What does software licences refer to?

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How a user can legally use software

34
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Characteristics of open source:

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Written by programmers
Users can view + modify source code

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Characteristics of proprietary software:

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Closed source - code is restricted
Users can’t view or edit source code
Have to by right to use software

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What are pro’s of open source?

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Usually free
Can be adapted by users
Unwanted features can be removed to make software run faster
Popular software is often reliable + secure

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What are the con’s of open source?

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Security risks - malicious code in program
Code may be have errors
No customer support

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What are the pro’s of proprietary software?

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Well tested + secure updates
Company will be held account
Most have help/ support

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What are the con’s of proprietary software?

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Must rely on company for updates
Often not free
Users can’t modify, debug + improve code

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