University:
University of Maryland Global Campus
Course:
IFSM 304 | Ethics in Information Technology
Academic year:

2022
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10
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Ethics for the Information Age Information Age • Unprecedented access to information in modern era • Catalysts – Low-cost computers – High-speed communication networks • New technologies continue to emerge – Smartphones – Video streaming services – Voice-activated digital assistants – Low-cost drones – Self-driving cars Figure 1-1: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Low-cost computers and high-speed communication networks make possible the products of the Information Age, such as the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus. It functions as a phone, text messager, email client, Web browser, camera, video recorder, digital compass, and much more. Impact of Modern Computing and Communications Systems • World in 1950 – Only a handful of electronic digital computers – Internet did not exist • Contemporary world – Networked devices containing microprocessors surround us embedded – We engage with these devices for hours each day Our Relationship with Technology • Dynamic between people, technology – People create, adopt technology – Once adopted, technology changes society • Using technology can change people – Experiences cause physical changes in brains (e.g., London taxi drivers) – Getting information releases dopamine in brain, producing a desire to seek out additional information – Experiences with technology can have psychological effects, too (e.g., dependency on cell phones) Our Relationship with Technology • Technologies solve problems, but may create new problems – Automobiles ▪ Greater mobility ▪ Traffic jams – Web ▪ Supports valuable information retrieval tools ▪ Children may be exposed to inappropriate content – Low-cost international communication ▪ Global access to news, entertainment ▪ Jobs outsourced to less expensive labor markets Amish Selectively Adopt New Technologies Theme of Chapter 1: Social-Technological Cycle • Social conditions can lead to creation and adoption of new information technologies • Adopting new information technologies can change social conditions 1.2 Milestones in Computing Aids to Manual Calculating (1 of 2) • Tablet to record numbers – Clay, wax tablets (ancient times) – Slates (late Middle Ages) – Paper tablets (19th century to present) • Abacus to perform arithmetic – Rods or wires in rectangular frame – Lines drawn on a counting board Aids to Manual Calculating (2 of 2) • Mathematical tables – Tables of logarithms (17th century) – Income tax tables (today)

Ethics for the Information Age Part 1

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