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The document discusses the impact of technology on people including privacy, security, ethics, and ergonomics concerns. It covers computer crime, measures to protect security like restricting access and encrypting data. Issues around privacy threats from web bugs and spyware are examined. The document also discusses ethics topics like copyright and software piracy. Ergonomics and health concerns from computer use like repetitive strain injury are also covered.

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People
Technology has had a very positive impact on people,
but some of the impact could be negative.
Most significant concerns:
• Privacy – What are the threats to personal privacy and how can we protect
ourselves?
• Security – How can access to sensitive information be controlled and how can
we secure hardware and software?
• Ethics – How do the actions of individual users and companies affect society?
• Ergonomics - How do the science devoted to incorporating comfort,
efficiency, and safety into the design of items in the workplace?
Security
Involves protecting individuals or organizations from theft and
danger
• Hackers
• Gain unauthorized access with malicious intent
• Not all hackers are illegal

Cybercrime / Computer Crime

• Criminal offense that involves a computer and a network
• Effects over 400 million people annually
• Costs over $400 billion each year
Forms of Computer Crime
Measures to Protect Computer Security
Principle measures to ensure
computer security
• Restricting access
• Encrypting data
• Anticipating disasters
• Physical security
• Data security
• Disaster recovery plan
• Preventing data loss
Privacy
• Privacy – concerns the collection and use of data about individuals
• Three primary privacy issues:
• Accuracy – responsibility of those who collect data
• Must be secure and correct
• Property – who owns data and who has rights to software
• Access – responsibility of those who control data and use of data
The Internet and the Web
• Illusion of anonymity
• People are not concerned about privacy when surfing the Internet or when
sending e-mail
• When browsing the web, critical information is stored on the hard drive
in these locations:
• History Files
• Temporary Internet Files
• Browser cache
• Cookies
• Privacy Mode
• Spyware
Privacy Threats
• Web bugs
• Invisible images or HTML code hidden within an
e-mail message or web page
• When a user opens the message information is
sent back to the source of the bug
• Spyware
• Wide range of programs that are designed to
secretly record and report Internet activities,
add Internet ad cookies
• Computer monitoring software
• Invasive and dangerous
• Keystroke Loggers
• Record activities and keystrokes
• Anti-Spyware programs
• Detect and remove privacy threats
Ethics
Standards of moral conduct
Computer Ethics – guidelines for the morally
acceptable use of computers
• Copyright
• Gives content creators the right to control the use and
distribution of their work
• Paintings, books, music, films, video games
• Software piracy
• Unauthorized copying and distribution of software
• Digital rights management (DRM) controls access to
electronic media
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act protects against piracy
Plagiarism
Representing some other person’s work and ideas as your own
without giving credit to the original person’s work and ideas
Ergonomics

• Ergonomics is an applied science

devoted to incorporating comfort,
efficiency, and safety into the design
of items in the workplace
Health Concerns of Computer Use
• The widespread use of computers
has led to health concerns
• Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
• Tendonitis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
• Computer vision syndrome (CV

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Health Concerns of Computer Use

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Health Concerns of Computer Use
• Computer addiction occurs when the computer consumes someone’s entire
social life
• Symptoms of users include: