Deep Dive: Balancing Benefits and Risks
Part of Ethical Issues — GCSE Computer Science
This deep dive covers Deep Dive: Balancing Benefits and Risks within Ethical Issues for GCSE Computer Science. Revise Ethical Issues in Impacts of Technology for GCSE Computer Science with 15 exam-style questions and 12 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 3 of 5 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Topic position
Section 3 of 5
Practice
15 questions
Recall
12 flashcards
Deep Dive: Balancing Benefits and Risks
Benefits:
- Finding missing persons quickly
- Catching criminals and preventing crime
- Convenient phone unlocking and authentication
- Enhanced security at airports and borders
Risks:
- Mass surveillance concerns and loss of anonymity
- Bias against certain ethnic groups
- Privacy invasion in public spaces
- Potential misuse by authoritarian governments
- Data breaches exposing biometric information
Why this matters: Ethical decisions require weighing these factors carefully. There's rarely a simple answer - it depends on context, safeguards, and societal values. Computer scientists must consider the broader impact of their work beyond just technical capability.