Social Issues社会问题.ppt

Cyber Gap Future jobs White Collar vs. Blue Collar Service Industry Computers taking “skilled” jobs Drafting Programming Education Information Access Universal Access Is it necessary? A place to go Easy to use hardware and software ADA Training Affordability Subsidized? Political Issues Information is a force for freedom Freedom of the press Curtailing information flow China Vietnam Singapore US Iran Internet developed to withstand failure Sees censorship as a system failure * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CS 1308 Computer Literacy and the Internet How do we look at Social Issues? Financial Moral Ethical Legal The ATM Convenience Unemployment Alienation and Customer Service Crime Loss of Privacy Errors Philosophical Issues Do we have a right to Privacy? Is it in the Constitution? Value of Privacy Right to Privacy? Warren and Brandeis People have the right to prohibit publication of facts and photographs JJ Thomson Depends on the kind of information, some is public Posner Economics of Privacy Information has inherent value Consumer Information Data mining (How is the data gathered?) Junk Mail Credit Bureaus Medical Information Government Files Computer Matching Computer Profiling IRS National Crime Information Center US Census SSN Questions 1) Should the United States create a system with a National Health Card? 2) Should all the public records in the court system be placed on the internet for easy retrieval? Uses of Encryption Electronic transfer Personal information Financial data Medical records Trade secrets Cable TV signals Others… Is it Needed? Protection from Terrorists and Criminals 300-500 legal wiretaps per year in ’80s and 90’s Cost? Necessity? Global Competition Key Escrow Government Key Escrow Clipper Chip Commercial Key Escrow Employee not available Malicious actions Computer Crime Fraud Theft Hacking Customer Fraud Common scams Fraudulent internet sites Incorrect bar code scanning How do these compare to the “rigged gas st