Emerging trends, Issues & Impacts
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Environmental issues
• Manufacturing: Non-renewable, toxic materials are used. Releases greenhouse gases • Disposal: Dumped into landfill sites, can pollute the land and water. • Energy consumption: Vast amounts of energy are used during manufacturing and use • Short replacement cycle
Privacy concerns
It is not always obvious who is collecting and analysing personal data and who that data is being passed to
Discrimination
• Analysis of shared data could result in some groups of individuals being discriminated against • Technology has to be inclusive to reduce the disadvantage in society because more people have access
Patents
• Protect new inventions. • A patent holder has the exclusive right for 20 years
Licensing
The copyright holder of a work can grant a license that permits a third party to use it. A software license is a legally binding contract that specifies how software can be used
Legislation (Data Protection Act)
• Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency • Purpose limitation • Data minimisation • Accuracy • Storage limitation • Security • Accountability
Data subject rights
• Be informed about the collection and use of data • Access their data • Have inaccurate data corrected • Have data erased • Withdraw consent at any time • Restrict the way in which their data is processed
Computer misuse act
• Unauthorised access to computer material • Unauthorised access with intent to commit further offenses • Unauthorised access with intent to impair the running of a computer or damage/destroy data
Cookies
• A small text file that enables the website to recognise the user’s device • The website must warn the users, cookies are being used • Users can opt-out
Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency
• Have a legitimate reason for processing someone’s data • Must warn the user and must get consent
Purpose limitation
• Only use data for the purpose it was collected
Data minimisation
• Only collect as much data as is necessary
Accuracy
• Ensure that the data collected is accurate
Storage limitation
• Not keep data for longer than necessary
Security
• Keep data secure and protect it
Accountability
• Demonstrate that data protection measures are adequate
Backup
• Allows for data recovery • Make a copy of data and store it on a different device in different location • Full or Incremental
Recovery
• The process of restoring data and/or system states from the backup copy
Full backup
• A full copy is made of all the data
Incremental
• Only copies of new files and those that have changed are made
Virus
• Malicious code that’s hidden within other file • Designed to replicate and inserted into other files
Worms
• Malicious software programs • Replicate themselves • Can distribute independently
Trojans
• Malicious software programs • Don’t replicate • Camouflaged as legitimate software
Ransomware
• Type of malware that blocks users from using using their computer or accessing he data stored until a ransom is paid