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Unit 8 Impacts of digital technology Flashcards

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Examples of mobile technologies

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  • Mobile phones
  • Smartphones
  • Tablets
  • Laptops
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Benefits of mobile technologies

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  • Mobile phones are very useful in an emergency
  • Laptops allow people to work whilst travelling
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Dangers of mobile technologies - internet addiction

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  • Many users of social networks have symptoms similar to an addiction, these are available all the time via mobile devices
  • Software is often designed with features that make people want to use it more
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Dangers of mobile technologies - social or anti-social

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  • People will often spend a large amount of time communicating with friends on their phone but not in real person
  • This can lead to social difficulties as people have less opportunity to read subtle facial expressions
  • Phones may also be used to track people
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Advantages of autonomous vehicles

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  • Reduces costs for commercial vehicles as no need for a driver
  • Potentially safer as computers can react faster and learn from previous accidents worldwide
  • No need to own a car as cars can move themselves to different people, reduces the total numbers of cars
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Disadvantages of autonomous vehicles

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  • Ethical questions, if an accident occurs whose fault is it, the programmer, the car manufacturer, no one?
  • What will the drivers do if they lose their jobs, especially if it was a job they enjoyed?
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Examples of wearable technology

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  • Watches
  • Exoskeletons
  • Virtual reality headsets
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Advantages of wearable technology

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  • Wearable technology can offer continuous, long-term monitoring
  • This can lead to improvements in the way that disease like epilepsy, asthma and diabetes are managed
  • Exoskeletons allow people to work more safely or have additional strength
  • Electronics can be added to shoes to automatically fasten them
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Advantages of computer based implants

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Computer based implants are used in health:
- pacemakers control irregular heart rhythms
- cochlear implants restore hearing for deaf people by taking electric signals straight to the hearing nerve
- brain implants are a new development that can be linked to exoskeletons allowing quadriplegics to walk

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Advantages of cloud storage

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  • Larger quantity of storage available
  • Data/files can be easily shared with others
  • Reduced need/cost for secondary storage on each device
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Disadvantages of cloud storage

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  • Security risks, must be able to trust the cloud provider
  • Reliable/fast Internet connection required
  • Data privacy issues
  • Lots of energy/natural resources required to run data centres
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What are impacts of e-waste on the environment?

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  • Very harmful to humans and the environment if not processed correctly
  • Lithium batteries can catch fire and may be hard to recover
  • If components cost too much to recover they go to landfill
  • Mining materials damages the environment
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What are some ways to reduce the impact of e-waste?

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  • Make devices that can be fixed with modular components
  • Use removable batteries
  • Use modern recycling facilities
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What are the rights given by the Data Protection Act 2018?

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  • The right to view data stored about you by organisations for free
  • You must consent to having marketing sent to you
  • The right to withdraw consent, mailing lists have an unsubscribe link
  • The right to make changes to your data if it is inaccurate
  • The right to be forgotten, allows you to delete your personal data
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What are some of the penalties from the Data Protection Act?

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  • Issuing warnings to the organisation
  • Order the organisation to comply
  • For serious breaches, fines are up to: 4% of company turnover, £20 million
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List some of the ways that companies can collect data

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  • Paper registration forms
  • 3rd parties, other companies can sell our share the data
  • Cookies track users as they browse websites
  • CCTV
  • Viewing habits with streaming services
  • User sign-up details
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What are the rules for organisations collecting personal data?

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  • Only collect the data for a specific purpose
  • Make sure the data is accurate
  • Data that is not necessary for the specific purpose may not be collected
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What are the six reasons for lawful processing?

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  • Consent
  • Legal obligation
  • Public task
  • Contract
  • Vital interests
  • Legitimate interests
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Lawful processing reasons - consent

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  • A person has agreed to their data being used
  • For example, a tick box to consent to receive a newsletter
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Lawful processing reasons - contract

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  • Processing is needed for a contract
  • For example, a contract for buying a house
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Lawful processing reasons - legal obligation

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  • Processing the data is needed to meet the law
  • For example, keeping tax records
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Lawful processing reasons - vital interests

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  • Processing is needed to protect someone’s life
  • For example, a teacher gives a collapsed student’s name to a paramedic
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Lawful processing reasons - public task

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  • For performing an official task
  • For example, a criminal court
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Lawful processing reasons - legitimate interests

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  • There is a clear benefit to the user or company
  • For example, processing customer data
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How can data be protected from unauthorised access?

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  • Using passwords for any systems with access to the data
  • Encrypting the data
  • Only allowing access to those users that need it
  • CCTV
  • Security guards
  • Two-factor authentication
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What are the offences created by the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

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  • Unauthorised access to computer material
  • Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime
  • Unauthorised modification of software or data
  • Making, supplying or obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences
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What penalty does breaking the Computer Misuse Act carry?

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Up to 10 years in prison and a fine

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What does unauthorised access mean?

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Where a person gains access to a computer system without permission

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Examples of unauthorised modification

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  • Deleting another user’s files
  • Changing the content of documents
  • Altering the content of web pages
  • Rewriting computer programs to remove activation keys
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What are the legal impacts of autonomous vehicles?

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  • Liability, there is a grey area about who is at fault, the manufacturer or the driver, in case of an accident
  • Data protection, car manufacturers must keep driving data secure in a accordance with data protection laws
  • Security, autonomous vehicles could be vulnerable to being hacked and hijacked for criminal purposes
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What are the ethical impacts of autonomous vehicles?

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  • Job opportunities, fewer roles needed for some professions such as taxi drivers but other opportunities could be created
  • Data collection, autonomous vehicles may collect private data about their passengers such as locations visited, passengers may want to keep their journeys private

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