Consequences of uses of
computing
Last edited time @August 30, 2023 5:16 PM
Status Done
Moral and ethical Issues
moral issue → An issue that concern our own individual behaviour and our own
personal concept of right and wrong.
ethical issues → factors that define the set of moral values by which a society
functions.
Some moral and social issues:
Unauthorised access:
Unauthorised access → Where computer systems or data are used by
people who are not the intended users.
Unauthorised use of software
Inappropriate behaviour
Inappropriate content
Freedom of speech
Unemployment
Access to the internet.
Legal issues
Legal issues → factors that have been made into laws by the government.
Laws
Data protection act. It states that data must be:
fairly and lawfully processed
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