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Computer Science Online Zoom Lesson - E-Waste and Ethics
Computer Science Online Zoom Lesson - E-Waste and Ethics
Keywords:
Ethics
E-waste
Do Now:
People have the right to request any and all of the data that is stored about them through a data
request as per the GDPR; they also have the right to be told when their data is being collected and
what exactly is being collected
Challenge:
No, they would not be allowed to sell because it goes against the right to prevent direct marketing.
Also, they shouldn’t share your data without your permission.
Discarded electronics
Electrical waste
For example phones, TVs and computers
Richer countries
They don’t want it in their country NIMBY
Melting the plastics to get to the metal – if they didn’t have this way of making money
then what might happen?
Affects the environment – contamination – water, the soil – that stops things growing and
living in the future.
Thursday 14 January 2021
Recycle – don’t keep old devices in drawers – otherwise we mining for more resources –
bigger impact on the environment
Update less
Companies could make their devices more robust.