1.6 - Impacts

• Cultural • Environmental • Ethical • Legal & Privacy

Data must be: - Collected lawfully and fairly and transparently processed - Only used for specified, explicit and legitimate reasons - Relevant and not excessive - Accurate and up to date - Stored only for as long as necessary - Stored and protected securely

• No unauthorised access to computer material • No unauthorised access to computer material with intent to commit further offences • No unauthorised modification of computer material

• Authors of intellectual property have automatic rights • Permission from the author may be needed to use or share (in the form of licences)

-Must be independently created (not copied) -Needs to be a tangible thing that can be seen, communicated or copied (not just an idea) (Copyright happens automatically)

-When you are the copyright holder -When you have the copyright holder’s permission -When the copyright holder has chosen to give up their copyright

It must be: -New -Inventive -Have industrial applicability (must be able to make money from it)

Users can view and modify the source code

• Source code is available to edit and can be customised to the organisation’s needs + unwanted features can be removed to make software run faster • Shared in public domain so users can work together to improve a product • Often low in price or free • Can be installed on as many computers as necessary

• Security risks as editors can add malicious code • There is no guarantee that it works properly, as there is no requirement for anyone to ensure it is bug free • Difficult to receive support, especially if the program is not in widespread use • Requires technical skills to maintain the code

Software licenced under strict conditions, usually preventing you from modifying or distributing the software, and you can’t view or modify the source code

• Code is well tested and should be bug-free • Company can be held to account • Organisation provides help/support, as well as community

• Rely on company to provide updates • Often not free • Users can’t modify the code to suit it to their needs • Extra licenses must be obtained before installing on additional computers

Issues relating to society and how different parts of the world vary in terms of computer and internet usage

The division between those who have full access to technology and are comfortable in using it and those who don’t.

Because of the: -Difference between socio-economic groups (wealth gap) -Difference between those who live in cities and rural areas -Difference between countries who have a reliable infrastructure and those who don’t -Difference between those who are educated and those who aren’t -Difference between population generations

• The Digital Divide • Changes to work • Globalisation -Developing countries risk losing their cultural identities and assimilating themselves into an increasingly westernised world. -Challenges of inequality from the uneven distribution of technology within a country also still remain.

-Easier,faster communication has contributed to the rise of democracy, as well as working towards the alleviation of poverty. -Globalisation can also increase cultural awareness and promote diversity.

Issues concerning the negative effects of producing, using and discarding devices on the natural world

• Energy and material consumption • Pollution and waste

What is right or wrong - this is subjective

• Drones • Self-driving cars • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Laws to protect data, systems and networks from unauthorised access

• Loss of privacy and hacking • Online crime