Ethical,Social, Legal Issues

• Ethical Issues

  Privacy - to what extent is it considered?

  • Security over privacy

  Inclusivity - to what extent are people marginalised?

  • people may lack access to or struggle to use such technology

  Professionalism- does it help in a work context?

  • lack of ethical training and skills can cause project failure
  • plagiarism, theft
• Environmental Issues

  Health - how is physical and mental health affected?

  • can be improved (implants, wearables)

  Energy use - more computing power = more electricity

  Recources - usage of finite recourses in trace amounts

  • hard to extract and recycle
• Cultural

  Social media - how does it change interactions/ peoples opinions?

  Employment - how does it change the job market?

  Globalism - do individual cultures get displaced?
• Legal


  Cyber Security - unauthorised access

  • to commit crimes
  • impair operations

  Intellectual Property

  • patents, copyright and trademarks
  • Licensing of software
  • proprietary software vs open source