1.6 Ethics, Legal, Culteral and environmental impacts

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  • Legal issues

    • Data Protection Act
    • Computer Misuse Act
    • Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
  • Data Protection Act

    • Personal data must be kept secure
    • Individuals must give their consent and they have rights to their data
  • Computer Misuse Act

    Can't damage, alter or hack a computer system
  • Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
    • Patent - expensive but strong legal protection
    • Permission from the author may be needed to use or share their property
    • Done in the form of licenses
  • Related to copyright and patents

    • Open source
    • Proprietary
  • Open source

    • Often free
    • Source code can be viewed
    • Allows modification
  • Proprietary

    • Paid for
    • Can't see source code
    • Strictly licensed
    • May be entitled to support
  • Ethical issues

    • Right and wrong
    • Censorship
    • Mass unemployment
    • Surveillance
  • Cultural issues

    • Groups within society being affected
    • Young
    • Old
    • Poor
  • Environmental issues

    • Recycling
    • Mining raw materials