This document defines and describes several key concepts related to technology and society:
Internet piracy involves illegally downloading or sharing copyrighted files. Cyber warfare uses technology to disrupt organizations, while copyright infringement and cyber bullying involve the unauthorized use or sharing of protected content online. Fake news spreads untrue information. Other terms covered include body image, gender representations, stereotyping, cultural misappropriation, net neutrality, online privacy invasion, digital addiction, cryptocurrency, and identity theft.
This document defines and describes several key concepts related to technology and society:
Internet piracy involves illegally downloading or sharing copyrighted files. Cyber warfare uses technology to disrupt organizations, while copyright infringement and cyber bullying involve the unauthorized use or sharing of protected content online. Fake news spreads untrue information. Other terms covered include body image, gender representations, stereotyping, cultural misappropriation, net neutrality, online privacy invasion, digital addiction, cryptocurrency, and identity theft.
This document defines and describes several key concepts related to technology and society:
Internet piracy involves illegally downloading or sharing copyrighted files. Cyber warfare uses technology to disrupt organizations, while copyright infringement and cyber bullying involve the unauthorized use or sharing of protected content online. Fake news spreads untrue information. Other terms covered include body image, gender representations, stereotyping, cultural misappropriation, net neutrality, online privacy invasion, digital addiction, cryptocurrency, and identity theft.
Internet Piracy: downloading or sharing files that are not legally yours.
Cyber Warfare: use of computer technology to destroy or disrupt an organization
Copyright Infringement: using something that is copyrighted without permission Cyber Bullying: using social media to bully someone Fake News: news that isn’t true or real. Body Image: the subjective picture or mental image of one's own body. Gender Representations: Stereotyping: view or represent as a stereotype. Cultural Misappropriation a concept in sociology dealing with the adoption of the elements of a minority culture by members of the dominant culture. Net Neutrality: Net neutrality is the principle that governments should mandate Internet service providers to treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication. Online Invasion of Privacy: Invasion of privacy is the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause, which can give the person whoseprivacy has been invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity that intruded. Digital Addiction: Behaviors that define Internet addiction, according to the Center for Internet Addiction, include compulsive use, a preoccupation with being online, lying or hiding the extent or nature of the Internet use, and an inability to control or curb it. Cryptocurrency: a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. Identity Theft/Fraud: Identity theft refers to the preparatory stage of acquiring and collecting someone else's personal information for criminal purposes.