Topic 5 Flashcards
What is technology?
Def 1. -technology is the making and using of “tools”
Def. 2 - technology is the application of science to the solution of problems
Def. 3 -technology is best understood as a “system”
It holds that technological advancement has a life of its own, that cannot be controlled by individual humans or even the whole society.
Technological Determinism
It views that the effects of technology on human well-being are almost together good.
Technology optimism
It takes a more negative view of the effects of technology on human life.
Technology pessimism
Concepts of privacy relates to a so called “privacy-fence” A fence that keeps others from gaining information about others which may refer to as:
Informational Privacy
It involves the movement of something physical across the line or invasion of his physical space.
Physical privacy
It is the freedom from government or outside interference to make decisions about such issues as one’s political and religious beliefs and practices are general lifestyle.
Decisional Privacy
It involves the ability to control the use of one’s name, likeness, or other aspects of one’s identity
Proprietary Privacy
It is an Act protecting individual personal information in information and communication systems
Republic Act No. 10173 -Data Privacy Act of 2012
Give one justification for granting discretionary power to the owner of software.
- It is utilitarian -promotes the progress of technology
- Based on the ethics of respect for persons- called the labor theory of ownership
Two principal options for protecting intellectual property of software
Copyrights and patents
Copyright does not cover __________, which are often the most creative parts of computer software.
Algorithms
Debates about public policy regarding Science and Technology encounter a dilemma, called:
Democratic Dilemma
What are the responsibilities of engineers with regard to democratic dilemma?
- Alert
- Inform
- Advise
