Social, Ethical, Legal, Economic Issues Flashcards
What is the PDPA?
The Personal Data Protection Act is a law that covers the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data
What is copyright?
Copyright is a formal recognition of ownership
If a person creates and publishes some work that has some element of originality, that person becomes the owner and can claim copyright
Why does copyright exist?
Creative work takes time and effort and requires original thinking, so the creator deserves the opportunity to earn money from it
It is unfair for another person or organisation to reproduce the work and make money from it without paying the original creator
What are 3 social impacts of computing and tech?
Allowing people who are physically distant to communicate with one another easily and immediately
Allows people to access information far more easily and quickly than traditional methods
Allows for collaboration between teams which are geographically
separated
What are 2 ethical issues of computing and tech?
Programming self-driving vehicles to make decisions when an
accident is imminent leads to ethical dilemmas
Artificial intelligence tends to exaggerate the human biases present in training data, which could lead to even more biases in the artificial intelligence’s decision making
What are 3 legal impacts of computing and tech?
Creation of laws pertaining to cybersecurity and data collection and protection
Modification of copyright laws
Current laws may be unequipped to handle artificial intelligence
What are 2 economic impacts of computing and tech?
Automation of repetitive tasks leads to cost savings for organisations, but also results in job losses
Creation of new technology-related jobs in existing companies
What are the responsibilites of a member of the Singapore Computer Society?
act at all times with integrity
accept full responsibility for their work
always aim to increase their competence
act with professionalism to enhance the prestige of the profession and the Society
