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Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts of Digital Technology on Wider Society
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- 1Digital DivideThe divide between people who have access to new technology and those who either don't or have old technology.
- 2Working ConditionsDigital technology led to increased monitoring and automation in workplaces. Automation resulted in less jobs and lower wages.
- 3PrivacyMore monitoring technology available. People have less privacy.
- 4Black HatHacking with malicious intent. Mostly to cause damage or to extort money.
- 5Grey HatMostly good, but do hack servers without permission and then notify owners about vulnerabilities.
- 6White HatA hacker which usually works in a security company, and works to legally find problems in security of servers.
- 7Companies and Cybersecurity.As more and more companies are storing more and more data about people, more of this data is personal and has to be protected from hacking attempts.
- 8Professional StandardsFormal codes of conduct, acceptable use policies, internet access policies.
- 9DPA The Data Protection ActWas replaced by the GDPR. Principles similar.
- 10GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation- Protecting data of living people.
- Data must be stored securely, and with adequate security to prevent hacks.
- Outdated data must be disposed.
- A user has the right to request his data to be removed. - 11Computer Misuse ActUnauthorised access - 2 years
Unauthorised access with intent to commit crimes - 5 years.
Unauthorised modification of data - 10 years
Distribution/creation of hacking tools - 10 years - 12Freedom of Information Act- Public authorities (ones which are funded via tax) are required to publish their data.
- 13Copyright ActOriginal intellectual property can be protected.
This makes piracy, or using random internet images illegal. - 14Technotrash (also known as E-Waste)Increased waste from PCs/Laptops/Phones being thrown away, can be reduced by recycling. But affects environment negatively.
- 15Increased energy useMost energy sourced via fossil fuel, therefore increased carbon dioxide production, and therefore a bigger contribution to global warming.
- 16Global assembly linesTransport across oceans or countries can be very expensive and burn lots of fuel, causing increased carbon dioxide emmisions.
- 17Increased mining for rare earth elementsMaterials used in electronics use rare earth metals, and the methods used to mine such metals cause significant damage to the environment.
- 18Large energy usage by server farms- More and more server farms are being opened around the world. This causes a large increase in electricity usage, this can accelerate global warming if energy isn't sourced responsibly.
- 19Remedying damage by increased electricity consumption- Use renewable sources of electricity in order to not contribute to global warming.
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- UNIT 7 Computer Science: Ethical, Legal and Environmental Impacts of Digital Technology on Wider Society
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- Mateusz Zawadzki · Mar 2021
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- Apr 28, 2021
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