Moral/Ethical/Social Issues

Question 1

Computers in the Workplace

Answer 1

Big Brother Concern - an employer could watch over employees
Reduced Productivity - Employers can do multiple things at once, which may reduce productivity as employees may ‘waste’ time

Question 2

Automated Decision Making

Answer 2

Computers are starting to have the ability to make decisions based on input data. Usually it can be better than any human making the same decision. The
issue is what happens when the wrong decision is made, who is to blame?

Question 3

AI

Answer 3

One of the biggest issues, as AI use is rising among recent years, issues are the same as automated decision making, but more issues arise when you consider cognitive/when is a computer considered alive?

Question 4

Environment

Answer 4

The increase in use of computers - more RAW materials

Another issue is the disposal of old devices/parts

Question 5

Censorship

Answer 5

Moral Concerns are raised at whether the internet should be censored, would it be restricting the freedom of information. The issues arise when considering adult content and piracy

Question 6

Monitoring Behaviour

Answer 6

It is possible to monitor what individuals are using a computer for, there is a moral issue when considering how much should an individual be monitored, and the issues based on a persons privacy

Question 7

Personal Information

Answer 7

Rises a privacy concern. Computers can now monitor peoples information and collect it. When does this become a breach of privacy

Question 8

Piracy

Answer 8

Breaking the law (C.D.P) but people do it anyways

Question 9

Offensive material

Answer 9

Computers are general purpose, what people do with them can be considered offensive/ morally wrong e.g. cyberbullying, which can have drastic effects