# Computing - Social and Legal Challenges

> Source: https://ollybritton.com/notes/a-level/computing/topics/social-and-legal-challenges/ · Updated: 2021-02-08 · Tags: computing, school, safe-to-post-online

Facebook had a big book of everyone's faces -- scary.

* How has our connected, online world enabled us to publish and distribute personal information?
* Do you post personal information about yourself online?
* Do you post persona information about other people online?
* Is this ethical?
* How many people in different countries use social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter?
* What are some of the negative aspects of social media sites?
* Negative aspects:
	* Internet trolling
	* Cyberbullying
	* Anonymous blogs
	* Hate sites
* Should all information be easily and freely accessible to all online?
* Should access to some material be restricted or monitored by governments?
* Where would you draw the line?
* Should moral and ethical considerations be part a part of technological design, research and development?
* Can the inventor be blamed?
* Can a software engineer be blamed for the manner in which his software is used?
* How can software be beneficial in one context but cause harm in another?
* What is Bitcoin?
* What are the issues and implication of a totally virtual, almost untraceable online currency?

## Flashcards
##### What is the main law that prevents computer hacking??
The Computer Misuse Act

##### When was the Computer Misuse Act put in place??
1990

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