Computer technology—a double-edged sword Social issues Environmental issues Employment issues Legal and Security issues Ethical issues

Benefits of Technology General — enhanced experience, including entertainment, convenience, communications, transport, Education, crime fighting; Medical — devices, patient records, diagnosis, medicine; Use of technology by people with disability — I/O devices, prostheses, artificial organs Science & engineering Automation Identification systems Reduced paper use others... ?

Social Issues Privacy Health Equity Socialisation Safety Etiquette Physical Activity Pornography Classification ratings

Ethical Issues and Legal Issues Copyright and plagiarism Cheating Privacy Freedom of speech Security of saved and sent information Cloud security ethical: making decisions about “what is right”

Environmental Issues Pollution Energy consumption Disposal of equipment What is the equipment made from? Paper usage? More factories?

Employment Issues The way people work has changed: types of occupations are changing how people do the job is changing people are working more flexibly telecommuting

Employment Issues Employee monitoring “Technology now allows employers to cross the line from monitoring the work to monitoring the worker” Cindia Cameron

Employment Issues Are jobs moving to those primarily in support of the computer industry? Do jobs require much more computer literacy than they used to? Income and productivity - How long do people work? Working hours have decreased or have they? Pay has gone down... or up... ? Quality of life...

THE ATM Impact on employment Alienation and customer service Crime Privacy Errors and dependability Intellectual property General social issues

Netiquette The written or unwritten rules of etiquette that govern online interaction between users on the Internet.

10 commandments of computer use Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people. Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal. Thou shalt not use a computer to false witness. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid. Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation. Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output. Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing. Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans. The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics were first presented in Dr. Ramon C. Barquin's paper, "In Pursuit of a 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics."