Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology

Question 1

What are the main issues created by technology?

Answer 1

Cultural, ethical, environmental, legal, privacy

Question 2

What does cultural issues refer to?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What are some examples of digital divide?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Faster broadband speed in cities

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Exclusion
Uncomfortable about sharing personal life

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Can’t afford new technology

Question 8

Cultural pro’s of technology:

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Cultural con’s of technology:

Answer 9

Loss of jobs - replaced by machines

Question 10

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

Question 11

What are the issues of energy and material consumption?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

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

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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?

Answer 13

It requires a lot of energy to do so
Environmental

Question 14

How does waste and pollution occur due to technology?

Answer 14

Generating power creates pollution
Difficult to recycle
Smart phones

Question 15

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

Answer 15

New phones being produced yearly
Environmental

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What does ethical issues refer to?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What is a drone?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

What are the con’s of self driving cars?

Answer 21

Can still crash
Still in development + expensive
Replace jobs

Question 22

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

Question 22

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Answer 22

Computers replacing humans to analyse data and make decisions

Question 23

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

Question 24

What does legal + privacy issues refer to?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What has occurred due to loss of privacy + hacking?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What has led to the rise in online crime?

Answer 26

The popularity of the internet and rising numbers

Question 26

Examples of online crime:

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

What is the Data Protection Act (2018)?

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What is the Computer Misuse Act (1990)?

Answer 31

Introduced to stop hacking + cyber crime

Question 32

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

Question 33

What does software licences refer to?

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How a user can legally use software

Question 34

Characteristics of open source:

Answer 34

Written by programmers Users can view + modify source code

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

What are the pro's of proprietary software?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What are the con's of proprietary software?

Answer 39

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