Issues Flashcards
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Ethical Issues
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- what society considers to be right and wrong
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Legal Issues
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- what is right and wrong in the eyes of the law
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Cultural Issues
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- how specific groups of people based on race, religion, country (language and practices included) may be effected
4
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Environmental Issues
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- issues about how decisions effect the natural world/nature
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Privacy
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- social media and online servers encourage members to share info about their personal lives and upload it to personal files on there servers
- to increase privacy you can manipulate your personal privacy features on the website to share more or less
- users are asked to agree to a privacy agreement prior = some websites do this so that they can share your data with other providers
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Censorship and Surveillance
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- censorship is when someone’s access to specific content is limited/ restricted on the internet
- computer surveillance is when an individual’s time on the internet is monitored by an organisation = can be done by government intelligence
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Social-Well Being
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- technology has increased peer pressure to have the latest items of technology
- face to face social interaction is sometimes neglected
- smartphones make it easier for people to interact with technology (especially in professional environments when they need to reply to or see emails quickly)
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Cyberbullying and Trolling
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- when someone uses social media to deliberately harm another person
- can cause distress
- trolling is when someone causes public arguments with someone else online
- difficult to limit as communication between users of sites can’t be automatically prevented before these issues occur
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Health Problems
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- eyestrain = caused by looking at a device for too long , can be prevented by taking regular breaks or keeping devices further away from you face
- repetitive strain injury = where fingers or wrists 9parts of body) become damaged from excessive use of tech with unusual posture, make sure you’re sitting comfortably
- back problems = caused by how you sit when using technology, adjust seat
10
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Effect of the Internet on Culture
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- selfies
- concept of popularity through going ‘viral’
- social media and blogging
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Effect of the Internet on Business
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- music and TV streaming = makes customers pay subscriptions to watch content (Netflix)
- sharing economy = name given to services that use tech to allow people to earn money from existing services (Uber)
12
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Digital Divide
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- created because some people have greater knowledge or access to certain aspects of the internet
causes:
- money
- area/ community
- age/experience
13
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Energy Consumption
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- most electricity is non renewable and producing it creates greenhouse gases = pollution
- computers generate heat when in use - big organisations have computers that require even more energy = more energy and pollution
- devices waste a lot of energy = devices are using energy even when they’re no in direct use
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E-Waste
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- creates 20 - 50 million tonnes of E-Waste every year
- Waste Electric and
