3.8 consequences of uses of computing

• What are the cultural issues of uses of computing (5)

  • Dislike of machines
  • Work culture
  • Need to change the way the public thinks/acts
  • Fear of technology
  • Traditions/superstitions
• What are the ethical issues of computing (8)

  • Privacy of data
  • Ownership of data
  • Usage of data
  • Illegal data
  • Good/bad impacts of technology
  • Ethical dilemmas
  • Keeping customers safe
  • Impact of computing on employees/customers
• What are the environmental issues of computing (7)

  • E-waste (discarded electronic appliances)
  • Precious resources/metals needed to create technology
  • Resources need transportation -> burns fuels -> creates pollution + traffic
  • Disposing hazardous materials
  • Need to recycle to get back precious materials
  • Environmental damage from mining or pollution
  • Technology usage requires electricity, meaning more fuel is required
• What are the legal issues of computing (6)

  • Consumers must be aware of the specific purpose of data collection
  • Firms must have consent from consumers to process data
  • Any stored data must be kept safe
  • Data protection act
  • Computer misuse act
  • Copyright deisgn and patents act
• What is the data protection act (3)

  • Opt-in consent
  • Right to withdraw consent
  • Right to be forgotten
• What is the computer misuse act (4)

  It is an offense to:

  • Access material
  • intend to commit a crime
  • modify software
  • obtain data from misuse
• What is the copyright design and patents act (3)

  • Inventions have 20ys
  • books/videos/software have 70ys after release/authors death
  • Code cannot be copyrighted but complete program can