Impact Type

E-waste caused by people upgrading their phones and throwing away their old one

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Social pressure to upgrade to the latest device

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Confidential data stored online can be hacked into and stolen

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Loss of jobs due to technology replacing people

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Companies selling your personal information to other companies

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Face-to-face social interaction decreasing as people interact more over social media

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Employees being sent messages to their phones outside working hours

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Plagiarism by students who copy and paste work from a range of sources instead of writing their own ideas

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Health problems from using computers such as eye strain, posture and back problems

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy

Social media and blogging enabling everyone to make their views known and participate in online discussion

• Ethical

• Cultural

• Environmental

• Privacy