OCR H446/01 – 1.5 Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues

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1.5 Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues - Overview / Checklist
1.5.1 Computing related legislation
(a) The Data Protection Act 1998.
(b) The Computer Misuse Act 1990.
(c) The Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988.
(d) The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
1.5.2 Moral and ethical Issues
The individual moral, social, ethical and cultural
opportunities and risks of digital technology:

    Computers in the workforce.
    Automated decision making.
    Artificial intelligence.
    Environmental effects.
    Censorship and the Internet.
    Monitor behaviour.
    Analyse personal information.
    Piracy and offensive communications.
    Layout, colour paradigms and character sets.

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1.5.1 Computing related legislation

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1.5.2 Moral and ethical Issues

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