From d6de8c993dbf5522cc2e1b1a6491fd424981ab58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mohit Agarwal Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:44:59 +0100 Subject: Writing notes --- notes/legal.tex | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) create mode 100644 notes/legal.tex (limited to 'notes/legal.tex') diff --git a/notes/legal.tex b/notes/legal.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b74b79 --- /dev/null +++ b/notes/legal.tex @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +\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. -- cgit v1.2.3