How People are affected

• As new digital technology becomes available, it can directly or indirectly affect different groups of people
• The actions of a technology company can affect : Its owners - Its employees - The shop that sells the company's product - The customers - The company's hardware suppliers - The local community
• Each group of people that are affected by technology have different priorities that may conflict with those of the others
• A stakeholder is anyone with an interest in , or who may be affected by a technology
• Sally would face ethical and legal dilemmas if she used an illegal website to watch movies - She would save money , but be supporting copyright theft and other criminal activities - She may be breaking the law and could face prosecution - By using a website of dubious nature, she could be at risk from computer viruses and other malware
• If Sally used an illegal website to watch movies, the movie's creators and employees may lose money - This could effect their ability to employ staff and make more films - They may use copyright laws to prosecute people that use website, but targeting them could create bad press
• If Sally were to use an illegal website to watch movies, the owners of the legitimate streaming service may lose money - This could affect their ability to employ staff or stay in business
• If Sally were to use an illegal website to watch movies, governments would be affected - The film company's government will want to protects its companies and will be under pressure to take action - This might be very expensive and technically difficult - If the website is in a country with different copyright laws, political negotiations may be tricky - The government may also believe that the money from these websites may be funding further illegal activities