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+\chapter{Impacts of computing}
+
+Computing and computer science has very clearly transformed our world
+in many ways. 
+
+\section{Legal}
+
+Computing has many legal consequences. The ways in which the law
+applies in the general world is very different from the internet,
+such as a new ability to distribute information. There are many laws
+which apply to the internet, but here are a few:
+
+\subsection{Data Protection Act (1998)}
+
+The Data Protection Act makes it a requirement for organisations to
+follow strict guidelines when storing people's sensitive or personal
+data. A modern law similar to this is the \textit{General Data
+Protection Regulation} (GDPR) (2016) is more up to date.
+
+\subsection{Computer Misuse Act (1990)}
+
+The Computer Misuse Act makes it it illegal to gain
+\textbf{unauthorised} access to a computer, or to use a computer in
+committing an offence.
+
+\subsection{Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988)}
+
+The Copyright, Design and Patents Act gives people or businesses
+ownership of their creative work, such that they have complete
+commercial rights to it, thereby making \textit{piracy} of content or
+software illegal.
+
+\section{Ethics}
+
+Ethical considerations involve thinking about the aspects of computing
+that are good or bad, or right or wrong. What is ethical or
+moral has no strict definition, although the law is based on ethics.
+An example of ethical considerations might be terms of service,
+offensive language and freedom of speech, the increasing use of phones
+with young people, or the sourcing of materials for use in electronics
+from places such as the Congo \footnote{Rory Stewart OBE: "Failed
+States - and How Not to Fix Them"; Yale University;
+\url{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMXXJqvMdk4}}.  Thus ethics are
+open to interpretation and your own opinion.
+
+\section{Environment}
+
+Computing has many environmental impacts. From electricity usage to
+e-waste produced by the ongoing release of new devices, technology has
+an immense impact on our environment.