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

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

1. Security Cameras

   • Used to find; using face recognition and number plate recognition
     • Benefits: crime prevention
     • Also can be misused

2. Electronic tagging, can identify where convicted criminals are.

   • Using GPS
     • Automatically tag date, time and location
     • Mobile phones can be found; via find my Iphone using GPS

3. Schools monitor the internet, computer logging

   • Logging extends to phone calls recordings
   • Modern browsers
     • Record previous sites visited
       • Options to record passwords and credit cards use
         • This can be a privacy issue: if other computer users access this data

4. Smart devices;

   • For:
     • Can assist disabled users
     • Intelligence of the device may save lives
     • Data encryption makes data private
     • If you have nothing to hide, privacy is not an issue
     • Data is not recorded for other purpoces
   • Against:
     • Are voice activated, continously listening and recording
       • Some people argue that the government use these smart devices to listen for terrorist acts
     • TV may also be taking video footage
     • Data is sent over the internet for processing
       • Data may not be used just for the purposes intended

5. Privacy Issues:

   • Number plate recognition
   • Face recognition
   • Electronic tagging
   • Smart listening devices
   • Retention of personal data
   • Cell phone location & GPS technology
   • Recording internet browsing history