CBSE Class 9 OTBA English Study Material issued by CBSE

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1. Theme – Information Technology and Values 

Abstract:

Information  technology  is  now  an  integral  part  of  the  lives  of  people  across  the  globe.  Use  of  technology  leaves  a  trail  that  may  be  followed  or  misused  by  others.  Breach  of  privacy  of  an individual’s  information  could  lead  to  serious  consequences.  The  focus  on  technology  and  human  relationships  increases  ethical  imperatives,  because  what  is  done,  how  it  is  done  and  what  the intended (and sometimes unintended) outcomes are, must be carefully examined.  Information  technology  is  now 

1ubiquitous in  the  lives  of  people  across  the  globe.  These technologies  take  many  forms  such  as  personal  computers,  smart  phones,  the  internet,  web  and mobile  phone  applications,  digital  assistants,  and  cloud  computing.  In  fact  the  list  is  growing constantly and new forms of these technologies are working their way into every aspect of daily life Every action we take leaves a trail of information that could be recorded and stored for future use. For instance, you might use the simple technology of keeping a detailed diary listing of all the things you  did  and  thought  during  the  day.  But  today  you  could 

2augment  that  with  even  more  detail gathered  with  advanced  information  technologies.  Some  examples  include:  all  of  your  economic transactions, a GPS generated plot of where you travelled, a list of all the web addresses you visited and  the  details  of  each  search  you  initiated  online,  a  listing  of  all  your  vital  signs  such  as  blood pressure and heart rate, all of your dietary 

3intakes for the day. Many other such examples can be imagined.  As  you  go  through  this  experiment  you begin  to  see  the complex  trail  of  data  that  you generate each and every day and how that same data might be collected and stored through the use of information technologies. As this data gathering becomes more 

4automatedand ever-present, the next question is - who owns this data? For instance, which bits of information should be made public, which held private, and which should be allowed to become the property of businesses and corporations?  Questions  of  the  production,  access  and  control  of  information  are  at  the  heart  of moral challenges surrounding the use of information technology. One  might  argue  that  this  situation  is  no  different  from  the  moral  issues 

5revolving  around  the production, access and control of any basic necessity of life. But there is one major difference, if one party  controls  the  access  of  some  natural  resource,  then  that,  by  necessity  excludes  others  from using it. This is not necessarily so with digital  information,  which  is 

6non-exclusory, meaning we can  all  at  least  theoretically  possess  the  same  digital  information  as  copying  it  from  one  digital source to another does not require 

7eliminating  the previous copy. Therefore, understanding the role of moral values in information technology is 

8indispensable.

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