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Implications of Technology (Environmental (Monitoring Earth and…
Implications of Technology
Legal
Data Protection Act (1998)
Replaced with the DPA.
Procession of data legally and fairly, for only the specified reasons.
Personal data obtainment must be justified and legal.
Must be accurate and up to date.
Data cannot be transferred outside the EEA, unless adequate levels of data protection are followed.
Data stored must be adequate, relevant and not excessive for required purpose
Cannot be stored for longer than required.
Appropriate security measures to be taken against unauthorised access.
General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR (2018)
Sets out rules for handling other peoples' data.
Sensitive data has restrictions on its collection.
Exemptions from the GDPR:
National Security
Crime
Taxation
Applied from 25th May 2018.
You have the right to be informed about how the information collected about you is being used.
You have the right to access any data held about you, excl. exemptions.
You have the right to request corrections to your data.
You have the right to be forgotten (unless it goes against the good of the public).
You have the right to restrict the processing of your data.
You have the right to obtain and re-use your personal data.
You have the right to not be subject to an automated decision.
Computer Misuse Act (1990)
Illegal to break into someone's computer to steal, edit, delete data.
Recognition of new offences:
Unauthorised access with intent to commit/ facilitate a crime.
Unauthorised modification of computer material.
Making, supplying, obtaining anything which can be used in computer misuse offences.
Unauthorised access to computer material.
Ammended in 2014 to include a 10 year prison sentence for more serious crimes.
Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act (1988)
To allow people or companies creating media, to be paid for the effort they had to put into creating the work.
To protect the "Intellectual Property" rights of the creator. This means that the creator can decide how their work is copied, or even if it can be copied at all.
In the UK - 70 years after author's death is length of copyright.
Freedom of Information Act (2000)
Can request information from public bodies including:
Hospitals and other NHS
Educational institutions like schools
Local authorities
Police forces and prisons services
Governement departments
National Archives
Central Government
Exceptions include for National Security reasons.
Cultural
Indigenous people
Living the ''old fashioned'' way
Affecting the way of life
Languages
Environmental
E-waste
Toxic waste
Soil leaching
Hazardous to health
Sustainability
Contribution to greenhouse gases when mining
Transportation to and from
Recycling
Reduce
Re-use
Recycle
Energy use
High daily electrical use due to handheld devices
Indirect greenhouse gas contribution
Reduction
Energy monitoring displays
Low energy LEDs
Water conservation
Solar panel reduce National Grid use
Computer controlled systems control usage
Smart meters
Data Centres
Need a lot of energy to run the machines
3% of global energy supply used
Monitoring Earth and inhabitants
Monitor ice caps
Flow of ocean currents
Temperature changes
Growth of deserts
Stakeholders
Government
Need to keep up with other countries
Concerned about economy
Concerned about environment
E-waste disposal
Corporations
Abide the legislation
Individuals
Care about sustainability
Ethical
Digital Divide
Money - access isn't free
Language - most of the internet is in English
Literacy - most of the internet includes text
Social Media
Accountabilty
Who manages your posts?
Trolling
Stakeholders