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2.1 - The increasing reliance on digital technology and it's ethical…
2.1 - The increasing reliance on digital technology and it's ethical and moral impacts
Morals - Someone's personal belief in terms of right and wrong
Ethics - A set of principles followed by someone in regards to their moral obligations
Digital face to face communication
Seeing someone and talking to them through the internet
Pros:
Can communicate from across the world
Wider range of resources available (Skype, WhatsApp, TikTok etc.)
Faster and easier form of communication
Cons:
virtual distances causing people to be too immersed into technology
Less physical interactions
Bad team bonding causing more detachment from others & the company
Remote Working
Working outside of the office at home
Pros:
Less work space needed
Less sick days
Reduced cost on office space and utilities, cleaners etc.
Cons:
work / life balance
mental health issues such as finding time between work and home life
more acceptable to contact employees outside of working hours
loneliness
Video Conferencing
Pros -
its a low cost solution
-scalable
accessible from multiple platforms (phones , PCs etc.)
able to link to anywhere around the world
Cons -
can be noisy
multiple people situated from multiple locations join in one call to discuss stuff
Business & Digital Technology
how has it affected digital technology
increase in productivity
processes that don't support growth can be removed or made obsolete
Increase in reach and scale
Organic reach
free business content like news
paid for advertisement
viral reach (word of mouth)
Scale
where business revenue increases at a faster rate than expenditure
growth
increase in revenue, but might not be beyond that of expenditure
Increase in staff effect
pro - make sure work being done
loss of moral and productivity
Adaptive working practices
remote working
increased productivity
reduced costs
improved staff retention
Scalable remote working
Large workforce no longer needs office
easily access and sharing to files and resources
real time updated data
better improvement to peer professional networks
Automation
Pros:
cost effective
more QA , no concentration loss
more productivity , they don't get tired
reduced risk to employees
Cons:
loss of jobs
loss of empathy , programmed with the human brain in mind but no emotions
need to hire maintenance staff
lots of initial costs
Societal impacts
loss of privacy from cookies and selling data
active and passive digital footprint (intentional and unintentional data trial left behind)
surveillance in the form of CCTV and signal pinpointing
Increased reliance on technology
loss of social skills and interactions
But , allows you to connect around the world
improved access to information
Creation and curation of a unique digital identity
unique ID - used by website owners to target individuals for marketing
Digital ID - info about a person online (Name, DoB, username, email, password etc.)
Shadowself - created by a persons actions online
Curated self - untrue version of someone based on what is seen online (.e. social media)
Communication Access
Resistance to communication
by not accepting the new ways people communicate in this day in age, people can find lots of things a lot more difficult to do , which means restricted access to lots of services
Potential Isolation
Social isolation has been researched to damage someone's mental health and well being. This is especially bad for elderly folk in care that are in care.
Transition to remote communication and services