ITM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Intangible Property, Digital Divide, Categorical Imperative
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Social, ethical, and legal issues in the digital firm. Accountability:mechanisms for assessing responsibility for decisions made and actions taken. Carpel tunnel syndrome (cts):pressure on the median nerve through they wrist"s bony carpal structure produces pain. Computer abuse:commission of acts involving a computer that may not be illegal, but unethical. Computer crime:commission of illegal acts through use of computer/against a computer system. Computer vision syndrome (cvs):eyestrains condition related to computer display screen use, headaches, blurred vision, dry/irritated eyes. Cookies: tiny file deposited on a hard drive when an individual visits certain web sites. Used to identify the visitor and track visits. Copyright: statuary grant that protects creators of intellectual property against copying by others for any purpose for a minimum of. Descartes" rule of change:if an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone. Digital divide:large disparities in access to computers and the internet among different social groups and different locations.