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Ethical issues in computer science

Oliver Bairstow Computing A level English

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Censorship and the internet
- protect children
- hide inappropriate things
- some countries block news
- block distractions
- prevent virus
Analysing personal informtion
- data protection laws
- require permission
- cookies track websites
- advertise through social media
Piracy and offensive material
- some people think its okay
- creator gets no profits from creating it
- get things for free that should cost
- malicious communications act
layout, colour paradigms and character sets
- colour blinds struggle with certain colours
- some colous are offensive in certain countries
- Hebrew read from right to left
- cultures have different layouts
- different languages have different characters
Environmental effects
- diificult to dispose computers
- allow monitoring of global warming
- alllow to recognise trends
- use less paper at printer
Artificial intelligence
- Advantages
  - entertainment
  - voice controlled
  - get jobs done quickly
  - can do your work
- Disadvantages
  - computer takes peoples jobs
  - require specialists to setup
  - can be hacked
automated decision making
- Disadvantages
  - could make crucial errors
  - might not be able to perform some decision
  - could make the wrong decision
- Advantages
  - it is really quick to make decisions
  - could make decisions humans cant
  - not bias
  - no human error
Computers in the workforce
- problems
  - takes away jobs
  - cost money to setup
  - require specialists
- advantages
  - over time saves money by not paying wages
  - no margin for human error
- disadvantages
  - cost to maintain
  - if something happens to one thing it could cause the whole chain to stop
monitoring behaviour
- mainly employees
- monitor productivity
- search through web history
- schools monitor searches