Social and Ethical Significances

Involves a user providing their identity to gain access to a computer system.

• Anonymity

• Authenticity

The diminishing importance of geographical, political, economic, and cultural boundaries.

• Digital citizenship

• Globalization and Cultural Diversity

Being a good citizen in a digital world, using information technology ethically and in a way that does not harm other users or their hardware and software.

• Standards and Protocols

• Intellectual Property

• Digital citizenship

• Digital Divide and Equality of Access

The gap between those who have access to IT and those who do not.

• Standards and Protocols

• Intellectual Property

• Digital citizenship

• Digital Divide and Equality of Access

How well a computer system works and the correctness of data.

• Reliability and Integrity

• Reliability

• Standards and Protocals

• Intellectual Property

The way humans interact with IT, including physical interaction through user interfaces and or psychological responses to IT.

• Authenticity

• People and Machines

• Standards and Protocals

• Privacy and Anonymity

Technical rules tat designers of hardware and software should follow.

• Authenticity

• People and Machines

• Standards and Protocals

• Privacy and Anonymity

Involves using IT to monitor people—either with or without their knowledge or permission.

• Authenticity

• People and Machines

• Sureviellence

• Privacy and Anonymity

Rules designed tot control the way people use IT.

• Reliability and Integrity

• Reliability

• Policies

• Intellectual Property

Protecting IT systems from unauthorized users

• Security

• Policies

• Standards and Protocols

• Surveillance