Moral Issues – Boxing Matches

Issue / For / Against
File Sharing / What not many people know is that file sharing is trading digital files over the internet. I understand that in some cases this is illegal; however there are also legal ways of doing it, this can be done using sites such as itunes and napster. File sharing creates a larger fanbase for the muscians. File sharing is a new trend that will increase and evolve into bigger things. This is because you can conveniently access a large amount of files; this is also then easily transferred from one ict system to the other. Social networking now uses file sharing these can be things such as images and videos, this can be on facebook, youtube and twitter. I know that every single one of you has viewed a file over the internet. Think about how beneficial that is for the industry. Say you’re commuting to work you can access all of the documents on the go. Many forms of file sharing software offer smartphone or tablet access, and you can also check and edit your files on your laptop rather than just the computer on your desk. This proves to be particularly beneficial to employees who spend a lot of their time on trains travelling to and from meetings or work, and also for those looking to give presentations at conferences who don’t really want to be carrying their laptops around with them all day or the easy-to-lose USB sticks with all of the important information on.
•You can download music anywhere you can access the Internet.
•No opening times.
•Music is in a format you can immediately use on portable players.
•You do not need to buy the whole CD if you only like one track.
•Another advantage of using file sharing software is it can reduce the amount of space on your computer.
•Everything is online in the cloud. You can easily access your files anywhere as long as you have an internet connection.
• Another advantage of cloud storage is when you use it as backup
•Security – Storing confidential or sensitive information easy to access the data.
•Syncing –Syncing ensures your files are automatically updated across all of your devices.
•Protection – Cloud storage serves as an added layer of data protection for your precious and irreplaceable files / There are many reasons for why file sharing has a negative impact against society. People in high authority, such as the government, have laid down laws to prevent file sharing because it harms the economic development of the country, businesses and for individuals.
  • Businesses, such as HMV, go into administration due to people not buying the CDs as they are burning the copy of their CD onto their computer and sharing the file to their friends
  • Jobs – people lose their jobs when such businesses go into administration
  • Music artists find it hard to succeed financially when their songs they have created are stolen.
  • Take a large chunk of the record labels money and profits because people are getting hold of the music files without paying
  • Has a large penalty as it is again the law - £404,000 fine or declare bankruptcy
  • “steeling” – how can you differentiate between taking it out of a shop to downloading it for free
  • For each legal download of a music file, there are 40 illegal ones.

Social networking / Social networking is a free way to keep in contact with your friends and family. You can make new friends and get back into contact with old ones, it also helps you keep in contact with people who live far away without cost.
1.
  • easy to keep in contact with family and friends
  • new friends
  • old friends
  • free
2.show off your achievements
3. gain social confidence
4.up to date with technology and news (shared by friends)
5.Socially isolated kids can find support in online communities, they would not feel embarrassed asking people they do not know, and will most likely never meet
6.exposed to new ideas, views and cultures
7.share the fun
8.employers can use it to check up on someone if they feel the need to under the regulation of investigatory powers act 2000
9. interact with your idles and follow what they are doing/keep up to date
10.organise events / Social networking is a way of interacting with others. It is a way of keeping up with current events. You can keep up to date on politics or evening celebrities lives.
using social networks.
Cons
Social media is an invasion of privacy because people put up personally information
Also most people put up pictures of themselves and they do without thinking.
Instead, the time spent on the internet takes away the time we would otherwise have spent socializing and meeting 'real' people in a 'real environment'.
Researchers have found that there appears to be a positive correlation between hyper networking, which is more than three hours of internet time, and negative health behaviour such as depression, drug abuse and isolation among teenagers. In extreme cases, the negative effect can even extend to suicide.
Breaking news is normally shared via social networks this can lead to false information being shared not locally but globally
  • Can hinder peoples progress in life
  • What happens online stays on line
  • Increase in teenage explicit content
  • Increased risk of eye strain and RSI
  • Rumours and false information can spread easily
  • People are less sensitive
  • Increased life envy
  • Increased web addiction
  • Businesses can be easily targeted by different groups and individuals
  • Easy for stalking
  • Easy to fake accounts eg: paedophilia
  • The internet is very unprotected

Teleworking / Teleworking is the use of ICT to complete a job within a home environment. This is something that can come with many benefits both to the employee and employer. Teleworking acts as the future of ICT related business; it reduces environmental issues and can even help unblock English roads during rush hour. Teleworking can make a job easier and simply by incorporating the different aspects of ICT systems such as email, word processing software and fax machines.
-less traffic on the roads
-saves money as you don’t travel, parking costs
-helps to reduce global warming and carbon footprint- less fossil fuels used
- Cheaper for companies to employ as office facilities are not required.
-employee may be more productive in a comfortable environment.
- flexible hours
- may tempt certain employees
- you can work around family needs- picking children from school / We are against teleworking. There are many disadvantages including, there is no guarantee of productivity, there is a lack of staff interaction which is vital in most businesses. Also there can be many distractions which means no work gets complete. Which can effectively ruin the business.
  • No interaction between employees
  • Less productivity
  • Keeping an eye on progress
  • Meeting deadline
  • Keeping up standards
  • Keeping up a good team
  • Maintaining the company ethos
  • Health and safety
  • Data security
  • Maintaining equipment
  • Always on call
  • Work even longer hours
  • Can be harder to be motivated
  • Work social life
  • Career prospects