Legal and ethical

Copyright is exclusive rights given to an author or a creator of original work. This means no one can copy your work for example videos, music and book and then sell them off as their own. If you get caught copyrighting then you will be given a prison sentence or a fine.

The data protection act 1998 is a law which was designed to protect computer data and paper files. Data needs to be protected as these days there are a lot of hackers that can hack computers and access files and folders that they shouldn’t. Also your data needs protecting because if anyone finds out your bank details then they can take as much money as they like from your bank account even emptying it leaving you with nothing. So protecting your personal data is vital because if it falls into the wrong hands then who knows what could happen.

The plagiarism is taking someone else's work or ideas and passing it off as one's own for example school or college coursework. It is cheating and if you are caught you could fail your whole course or have to re-do all the work.

Privacy of information is when you pick who you want to see your personal information such as age, address and work or school place and who you don’t. An example of this is facebook which is widely used around the world today. You can change your privacy settings so only your friends can see your page or set it to everyone so no matter who it is can see your page. I recommend changing the privacy setting so only people you know can see your information as you don’t know who can be out there looking at your information if they are not a friend.

How I.C.T has changed working practices

Teleworking means employment at home. It involves work that has to be done with a computer. You have to communicate with the workplace by phone, fax or modem. The advantages of Teleworking are that it reduces travel time and cost, you can work flexible hours and also have a much better balance of work and family life. So you can have a more relaxed life style and do work in a better environment. Working from home will mean that you can spend a lot more time with your family and choose the times that you want to work. Also working at home means that you won’t have to spend time and money get to work meaning you will save money which is a benefit.

 

Communities are a group of people living in a particular local area. These communities with internet access can shop around, bank and buy things online without having to leave their home this means that the local shops and businesses that are based near them are losing money and business forcing them to close down which is unfortunate for the people that don’t have internet. This is unequal access because the people that don’t have the access to internet resources cannot do the same meaning that if shops and business’s close down they will have to travel much further to get the essential things they need in an everyday life.

Sustainability is when you are able to do something for a length of time without damaging the environment. It is so we can save the environment we live in. A lot of companies these days are doing this to show that they are responsible. They tell us about how they are doing this by putting it on their websites to show that they are reliable. You can see this in the BT link provided below.

http://www.btplc.com/Responsiblebusiness/Ourstory/Sustainabilityreport/section/index.aspx?sectionid=16945cc3-964a-4a9f-ba6b-443d5885186b