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Digital Society, Ethics, and Gloablization

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Digital Society, Ethics, and Gloablization

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    1. Digital Society, Ethics, and Gloablization Living Online Freedom of Speech Privacy Issues Ethics and Social Responsibility Globalization Conclusion

    2. Our Connected World Technology supports an increasingly distributed workforce, where portions of product development may be accomplished in different parts of the world.

    3. 12.1 Living Online

    4. Computers and Community Virtual space is the environment that exists in the mind rather than in physical space.

    5. Computers and Community A flash mob is organized via Internet and cell phone for the purpose of some public demonstration.

    6. Health Issues: Keeping a Balance Balancing time spent in virtual space with time in real space can avoid health issues: Carpel tunnel syndrome is the aggravation of the pathway for nerves that travel through the wrist. Excessive computer use can lead to stress, and addiction.

    7. 12.2 Freedom of Speech

    8. Challenging the Establishment and Traditional Institutions The Internet has been grasped as a tool to empower those who have traditionally been without a public voice.

    10. Laws and Censorship Censorship is when a government or authority controls speech and other forms of expression.

    11. Laws and Censorship Content-filtering software works with the Web browser to check each Web site for indecent materials (defined by the installer of the software) and only allows “decent” Web pages to be displayed

    12. Laws and Censorship Dangerous Information: Some information is censored because it is deemed to be dangerous to the public.

    13. 12.3 Privacy Issues

    14. Surveillance Technologies Surveillance is the close monitoring of behavior. Computer-controlled surveillance technologies combined with ubiquitous networks and powerful information processing systems have made it possible to gather huge quantities of information, video, audio, and communications signals and process them to reveal personal information.

    15. Surveillance Technologies Companies like ChoicePoint collect and combine information from the credit bureaus; public records of numerous local, state, and federal government agencies; telephone records;

    16. 12.4 Ethics and Social Responsibility

    17. Computer Ethics Computer Ethics deals with what is generally considered right or wrong in regards to computer use. personal computer ethics are highly subjective except in issues of local, state, and federal law, where ethical issues are clearly defined Professional computer ethics involve the ethical issues faced by professionals in their use of computer systems as part of their jobs. Governmental computer ethics include the added responsibility of guiding the influence of technology on the population.

    18. Government Computer Ethical Issues Accessible Computing for the Disabled

    19. Government Computer Ethical Issues Socioeconomic Digital Divides “If humans are to utilize the Internet to build a global community, it is clear that the more affluent “neighborhoods” in this community cannot ignore the needs of the less fortunate.”

    20. 12.5 Globalization

    21. Globalization Globalization refers to changes in societies and the world economy resulting from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchange. The largest contributors to globalization are computers, a global telecommunication infrastructure, and the Internet.

    22. Globalization Outsourcing is a business’ use of an outside company to take over portions of its workload. Offshoring is a business practice that relocates an entire production line to another location, typically in another country, in order to enjoy cheaper labor, lower taxes, and other forms of lower overhead.

    23. 12.6 Conclusion

    24. The Torch The torch is technology. The torch is information. The torch is power, freedom, and responsibility. You may take up this torch to propel yourself forward to meet your personal and professional objectives, to achieve more than you ever thought possible, to impact those around you, your government, your culture, and the world. You may take up this torch to propagate negativity, hate, and dissonance. Or, you may leave this torch for someone else to pick up. The choice is yours.

    25. Chapter 12 Questions?

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