Unit 1.8 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns- M.V

Security Cameras
1. Used to find; using face recognition and number plate recognition
  1. Benefits: crime prevention
  2. Also can be misused
Electronic tagging, can identify where convicted criminals are.
1. Using GPS
  1. Automatically tag date, time and location
  2. Mobile phones can be found; via find my Iphone using GPS
Schools monitor the internet, computer logging
1. Logging extends to phone calls recordings
2. Modern browsers
  1. Record previous sites visited
    1. Options to record passwords and credit cards use
      1. This can be a privacy issue: if other computer users access this data
Smart devices;
1. For:
  1. Can assist disabled users
  2. Intelligence of the device may save lives
  3. Data encryption makes data private
  4. If you have nothing to hide, privacy is not an issue
  5. Data is not recorded for other purpoces
2. Against:
  1. Are voice activated, continously listening and recording
    1. Some people argue that the government use these smart devices to listen for terrorist acts
  2. TV may also be taking video footage
  3. Data is sent over the internet for processing
    1. Data may not be used just for the purposes intended
Privacy Issues:
1. Number plate recognition
2. Face recognition
3. Electronic tagging
4. Smart listening devices
5. Retention of personal data
6. Cell phone location & GPS technology
7. Recording internet browsing history

Resource summary

	Created by Matt Villaestiva almost 6 years ago