TRENDS IN COMPUTING AND ETHICAL ISSUES ~BY SAYAN BANERJEE class: xi, section :b id no.20200418 School: garden high school TABLE OF CONTENTS INRODUCTION (RELATED TO THE CURRENT EVOLVING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TOP TRENDING TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION REGARDING RECENT TRENDS IN COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY CYBER SERVICE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING STABLE NETWORK SECURITY 01 02 03 04 05 06 MAJOR ETHICAL ISSUES DELINEATING SIMPLE ETHICAL ISSUES INVOLVED WITH THE USAGE AND ABILITY OF INFORMATION NETIQUETTES DISCUSSING AN INFORMAL SET OF RULES THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE FOLLOWED WHILE USING THE INTERNET Our Team Here you could describe the topic of the section INTRODUCTION Technology is now evolving at such a rapid pace that annual predictions of trends can seem out-of-date before they even go live as a published blog post or article .As technology evolves ,it enables even faster change and progress,causing an acceleration of the rate of change,until eventually, it will become exponential. The rapid growth of technology is not at all surprising but the rate the technology is growing and evolving, impacting our lives in a way no one could have imagined even a decade ago from now, surprises us. We can now listen to news or play favourite music without even getting up from our place by giving voice commands. Based on our preferences and search history, e-commerce sites like Amazon or Flipkart recommends products for us, baffling us with their thoughtful matching choices. All this and much more, is possible because of modern age technologies. CLICK NOTES COLUMN FOR MORE INFO TRENDS IN COMPUTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTERNET OF THINGS VIRTUAL REALITY AUGMENTED REALITY TRENDS IN COMPUTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE(AI) refers to the ability of a machine or a computer program to think and learn. In simple words, the field of Al revolves around bringing out technologies that help build machines that can think learn and act like human beings. THE PICTURE OF THE HUMANOID WOMAN ROBOT NAMED SOPHIA (AS DEPICTED ACROSS THE SIDE) IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF AI.IT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CITIZENSHIP OF SAUDI ARABIS. They should act in a human-like way(i.e. ,being intelligent , rational and ethical, to take right decisions in ethical ways. They should be able to mimic human thought process(such as learning from mistakes ,catching up from new ideas, learning new things from new exposure, experiences, etc.). • Digital Assistants like Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana. These assistants have become the new normal for thousands of people across the globe. • Smart home devices like Google Home or Amazon Echo. • Self-driving cars like those produced by the electric car giant Tesla Motors and Google PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF IOT TECHNOLOGY • Home Security. There are many home safety and security devices tor everyone that enable video surveillance, motion, temperature and air quality control to help you Transport. Driverless protect your family and your home when you're not around. cars can 'not only drive on road without driver but also can • Shopping. There are be in touch with smart refrigerators servers all time nowadays that can • Health and Fitness. loT smart order for grocery items gadgets like Fithit, Janome, Name as Soon their quantity in and Mefit etc, that monitor your fridge goes below a set heart rate, blood pressure etc. and Jewel. take action accordingly such as sending emergency messages or updating daily fitness log or contacting, appointed doctor etc THE INTERNET OF THINGS The lOT(Internet of Things) is a new age technology that allows computing devices (devices that can be programmed and can connect to Internet such as smart home appliances like smart refrigerators or smart air conditioners, a smart heart monitor chip etc.), to transfer data over a network like Internet without requiring human-to-human or human-tocomputer interaction. VIRTUAL REALITY(VR) VR is a technology allowing people to experience and interact in a 3D virtual environment appearing and feeling like a real environment with the use of electronic equipment A VR experience is made possible generally with device: • A VR headset or helmet that mounts on the head r and produces a 3D imagery based environment that appears real and in which the user can interactively participate. • An instrumented and sensory VR gloves, which in a glove laden with sensors that digitally translate every movement your hand and reflect that on the virtual 3D environment. An instrumented and sensory VR bodysuit, which is body fitted with sensors ali over the suit that are able to translate every movement of the body digitally and reflect them on the environment. Popular VR devices available today are Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Gear VR.. AUGMENTED REALITY Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real-world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory and olfactoryAR can be defined as a system that fulfills three basic features: real and virtual worlds, real-time interaction, and accurate 3D registration of virtual and real objects. WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON Many modern devices already support Augmented Realityby default. Devices suitable for Augmented Reality can be: Mobile devices(smartphones and tablets) Special AR devices such as Heads-up Display(HUD) designed primarily for AR devices. SECURE ACCESSIBLE FAST AND RELIABLE AR glasses(or smart glasses) such as Google Glasses,Meta 2 Glasses,Laser is the Despite being red, Mars is Neptune is the farthest See-thru , Mercury LaForge ARclosest Eyewear , etc. planet to the Sun a cold place, not hot planet from the Sun AR Contact Lenses(or smart lenses) Virtual Retinal Displays(VRD), creating images by projecting laser light into the human eye. MAJOR ETHICAL ISSUES VIDUALS RIGHT TO PRIVACY ● With the growth of information technology and with its enhanced capacity for surveillance, communication, computation, storage and retrieval, it can easily be used to invade one's privacy. Also with the increased value of information in decision-making this threat becomes more serious. Ethical issues pertaining to this involve that one must not use computers to collect, store or distribute information that is owned by someone else ELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ● ● ● Intellectual Property Rights are the rights of the owner of information to decide how much information is to be exchanged, shared or distributed. Also it gives the owner to decide the price for doing so. To protect one's intellectual property rights one can get information copyrighted or patented. CURACY OF INFORMATION When a user pays for some information or software, he/she has every right to ensure that everything being given is authentic, authorized and accurate. Even if a user has received it, there are many threats to its protection from malicious intents and destroying important Information. It is the user's responsibility to ensure its security. CYBER SECURITY THREATS COMPUTER VIRUSES •WORMS •TROJAN HORSES •SPYWARE •ADWARE •SPAMMING PC INTRUSION •SWEEPER ATTACK •DENIAL OF SERVICES •PASSWORD GUESSING •SNOOPING •EAVESDROPPING PHISING MEASURES •• ••• • • • AUTHORIZATION ONLINE PRIVACY MEASURES (1)USING FIREWALL WHENEVER POSSIBLE AUTHENTICATION (2) CONTROLLING BROWSER SETTINGS FIREWALL NMM TO BLOCK TRACKING INTRUSION I DETECTION (3)BEING CAREFUL WHILE POSTING ON PROPER SECURITY POLICY THE INTERNET FOR ORGANIZATIONS (4)ENSURING THAT SITES ARE SAFE PROPER FILE ACCESS WHEN ENTERING CRUCIAL PERMISSIONS (5)CAREFULLLY HANDLING EMAILS DISCONNECTION FROM THE INTERNET WHILE AWAY NOT CLICKING ON A LINK RECEIVED THROUGH EMAILS NETIQUETTES Refrain from Personal Abuse If you disagree to something , you may express robust disagreement, but never call them names or threaten them with personal violence. Never spam. Do not repeatedly post the same advertisement(s) for products or services. Write clearly and concisely. On a site that has many non-native English speakers, avoid using slang they may not understand. Always post correct content in respectful language. Remember that your posts are public. They can be read by your friends, siblings, parents or teachers. In a discussion forum, stick to the topic. Do not post about any other topic in which the information is not relevant to the said topic. Never expect other people to do your homework for you. Never ask for or expect that your complete homework solution will be made available to you. Also, while asking for help, include details of what attempts you have made to solve the problem. It will save time and also show people that you are making an effort to help yourself.