This document discusses several legal and ethical issues related to technology. It addresses issues such as appropriate use of technology, privacy concerns regarding personal data collection online, challenges around copyright and intellectual property protection, norms of online conduct known as "netiquette", the rise of cyber bullying, differences in how men and women use the internet, the concept of fair use in copyright law, and the digital divide where those living in poverty have less access to technological resources. The document examines how technology has created new legal and ethical challenges that continually evolve as the capabilities of digital tools advance.

1. Legal Issues in
Technology
By: Gregory M. Barnes

2. Legal and Ethical
Issues in
Technology
Technology has created a slew of new legal and
ethical challenges for the twenty-first century. The
legal and ethical problems in technology are
multifaceted and nuanced, ranging from personal
protection online to acceptable applications of
digital technology to copyright and intellectual
rights on the Internet. New ethical and legal issues
are increasingly emerging as a result of the ever-
evolving evolution of technology, posing a threat to
ethicists and legal practitioners alike.

3. Appropriate
Use
The proper use of technology is one of the
most pressing concerns, and often becomes
a legal matter. As technology improves,
long-standing ethics issues are posed and
taken to the forefront of public debate. For
example, the advent of stem cell science
has resulted in a slew of ethical and legal
consequences for scientists and
policymakers who fund it.

4. Privacy
Because of the pervasiveness of the Internet in people's everyday lives, privacy is an especially contentious
topic of technology. Often websites gather user data without their consent, from usernames and passwords
to personal details including emails and phone numbers. While selling this information is widely regarded as
immoral, it often falls into a legal gray area because the data is provided by the user in the first place.

5. Copyright
With the advancement of technologies, copyright and intellectual property protection have now been
significant concerns. Copyright infringement became increasingly simple and nearly impossible for many
authors as the Internet grew in popularity as a publishing tool. The fight between copyright holders and
software pirates for ownership of their intellectual property is fought on a regular basis online and in the
courts.

6. Netiquette
Refers to the online code of conduct for internet users in terms of what is acceptable and in good taste. The
terms "web" (from the internet) and "etiquette" are combined. Bad decisions made online will have
negative effects.

7. Cyber Bullying
Bullying that occurs on a social networking site, but may also occur through other technology such as text
messages. Bullying differs from normal bullying in that it is more intrusive, targets a larger group, and can
occur at any moment and in any place. One of the fastest-growing forms of bullying among teenagers.

8. Gender
Women and men use internet differently Men are more driven by IT, where as women are more passive in their role as
technology users. Men favor video games Women favor chatting, email

9. Fair Use
Fair use is a doctrine of US copyright law that provides the limited use of patented content without the need
for authorization from the owners of the rights. There are four things to consider: intent, design, number,
and consequence.

10. Social Economic
Many people living in poverty do not get the same technological resources as others, leaving them farther behind in the
digital divide. A lot of technology is expensive and people living in poverty cannot afford them, as they are not a necessity.