Legal social ethical and environmental issues when using

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT that has changed our lives • • • Portable computing The Internet Digital music Video Online shopping Communication systems (mobile phones, email, chat rooms, etc. ) Huge databases Cyber crime (crime using ICT) Vo. IP (Voice over Internet Protocol) offering cheap phone calls ICT devices helping the disabled become more independent

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT Environmental issues • Postive – Online shopping and banking reducing journeys to shops and banks, cutting polution – Use of GPS prevents wasted fuel – Video conferencing reduces travel – Digital music means less packaging – Digital media reduces paper based mediums – Traffic management systems reduce pollution and traffic jams.

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT Environmental issues • Negative – Replace technology quickly which is wasteful – Huge amounts of fuel and raw materials are used in manufacture of digital devices – Computers use larges amounts of electricity. – Printouts waste huge quantities of paper. • Recycling & Disposal – – – Hardware Paper recycling Switch of computer equipment Teleworking from home Recycle printer cartridges Computer hardware separated form general rubbish

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT National Databases • Purpose – – – National DNA database The Police Nation Computer The Passport agency The NHS National database DVLA National Insurance DB • Costs – Very expensive to set up and maintain. – Redundant data that needs to be deleted.

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT Social issues due to ICT • Lack of privacy • Addictions to social networking sites, chat rooms, etc. • Addictions to games, gambling, etc. • Addiction to pornography

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT More social issues due to ICT • Deserted shopping centres • Health problems • Paedophiles looking for their next victim • Identity theft • False rumours • Misinformation

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT changing the way we shop • Jobs transferred abroad • High street shops not being able to compete with Internet stores • Globalization

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT Ethical issues due to ICT • Employers looking at job applicants’ social networking profiles • Employers monitoring employees’ emails, websites visited, etc. • Invasion of privacy by social networking sites • Use of cookies to record websites visited without you knowing

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT More ethical issues • National identity cards • NHS database • CCTV being used with face recognition and automatic number plate recognition • Links between public and private databases (e. g. , DVLA and car insurance companies) • Internet service providers monitoring your emails and web browsing

Legal, social, ethical and environmental issues when using ICT Moral issues due to ICT • Copying of copyrighted material • Widening of gap between rich and poor countries • Widening gap between rich and poor people • Use of essay banks