Week 18 - 'Porn videos streamed 'via YouTube loophole'

'Porn videos streamed 'via YouTube loophole'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38652906

• TorrentFreak found some sites had uploaded videos that did not show up on YouTube, but could be viewed on third-party websites
• YouTube told the BBC its policies "prohibit sexually explicit content like pornography"
• TorrentFreak reported that some websites had found a way to play secretly uploaded videos on their own external services, by streaming the raw data from googlevideo.com - a domain operated by Google
• "Copyright infringers take advantage of a private-video-share setting," Dreamroom Productions told TorrentFreak. "They upload and store videos, and freely use them on third party websites to earn profits."

This article represents the issues of privacy and how censorship and regulation is an issue that is rising and becoming increasingly more difficult to filter out. Pornography is something that has always been an issue with the internet in general, however making the accessibility of it much more easier through mainstream apps like YouTube allows a younger, more vulnerable audience to access it and be exposed to it.

Week 17 - 'Tech Startups Are Spearheading A New Era Of Giving Back In The UK'

'Tech Startups Are Spearheading A New Era Of Giving Back In The UK'
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/chris-ciauri/tech-startups-are-spearhe_b_14112570.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-tech&ir=UK+Tech

• The UK’s tech sector has seen remarkable growth in recent years - according to Tech Nation 2016, the industry now accounts for 1.56 million jobs nationwide
• 92% increase in tech companies incorporated in London alone over the past three years
• more than 50 companies join the Pledge 1% movement in the UK, where businesses and entrepreneurs commit one percent of equity, product and time to charity
• According to research company Achieve, 84 percent of millennials make charitable donations and 70 percent volunteer
• Comic Relief becomes corporate philanthropy, tech startups like Salesforce gave back when they first began 

The fact that there is an increasing rise in tech startups shows the importance of our generation today and how these small organisations are growing drastically but also giving back which shows how non-profit organisations are helping the economy. This philanthropy therefore shows the significance of tech startups to the economy and how corporate philanthropy is all a bid to make money for an institution rather than moral charity. 

Week 17 - 'MEPs vote on robots' legal status - and if a kill switch is required'

'MEPs vote on robots' legal status - and if a kill switch is required'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38583360

• believes the world is on the cusp of a "new industrial" robot revolution
• give robots legal status as "electronic persons"
• Designers should make sure any robots have a kill switch, which would allow functions to be shut down if necessary
• "Blue whales and gorillas don't have personhood but I would suggest that they have as many aspects of humanity as robots, so I don't see why we should jump into giving robots this status."
• Robot/human relationships raise issues around privacy, human dignity (particularly in relation to care robots) and the physical safety of humans if systems fail or are hacked

The fact that robots are the next development for new and digital media shows the extent of artificial intelligence and also reveals the fears around the issues of AI, from the potential struggle within economies and the possible issues of privacy. Furthermore, with the huge advancements with hacking and privacy concerns the ease for hacking into a robot therefore should be considered and this would raise a number of concerns especially if a care robot for example was hacked, the owner of this robot would most probably be vulnerable therefore raises ethical concerns. 

Week 16 - 'Artificial intelligence could cost millions of jobs. The White House says we need more of it.'

'Artificial intelligence could cost millions of jobs. The White House says we need more of it.'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/12/20/ai-could-cost-millions-of-jobs-the-white-house-says-we-need-more-of-it/?utm_term=.c69cad0469d7

• growing popularity of artificial intelligence technology will likely lead to millions of lost jobs, especially among less-educated workers
• essential to improving the country’s productivity growth, a key measure of how efficiently the economy produces goods
• ultimately lead to higher average wages and fewer work hours
• There was more than $300 million in venture capital invested in AI startups in 2014, a 300% increase over the year before
• By 2020, 85% of customer interactions will be managed without a human
• 32% of executives say voice recognition is the most-widely used AI technology in their business

AI conjures up a huge debate. It is an extremely beneficial and useful source if  If there can be a balance than doesn't harm people /workers then it can work out. As long as we don't become completely reliant and displace people it could help the economy and the wellbeing of others

Week 16 - 'NHS trials artificial intelligence app as alternative to 111 helpline'

'NHS trials artificial intelligence app as alternative to 111 helpline'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/01/05/nhs-trials-artificial-intelligence-app-place-111-helpline/

• used to ease pressures on A&E units 
• consult with chatbot instead of human 
• used to digitise the health services
• serious conditions could be missed through this 

The main issue with digitising the health service is the fact that important calls could be missed and that would be to blame on the fact that the call is through an automated service. This therefore raises issues and debates about new and digital media and how it is becoming something that replaces human forms in important situations. It therefore shows how individuals are becoming more and more dependent on technology rather than being efficient. 

Week 15 - 'Murder suspect's Amazon Echo device could help solve the case'

'Murder suspect's Amazon Echo device could help solve the case'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/12/28/murder-suspects-amazon-echo-device-could-help-solve-case/

• Arkansas police seeking data from Amazon echo device belonging to a suspect in a murder inquiry 
• Gadget belongs to James Andrew Bates, accused of strangling friend Victor Collins who was found dead in a bath tub at suspects home 
• latest advance in voice-activated servants 

Ethical issues in terms of the debate of privacy are risen here. The echo has a microphone that is constantly listening and stores a history of commands in order to learn from them. This therefore raises privacy issues but the positives of this are definitely important as it can help with criminality in this case. Although ethical issues are raised, there are positives to this which helps to counteract the negative privacy concerns. New/digital media has become more advanced in order to try to learn from the surroundings to create a more 'human-like' device, therefore to some extent this makes the device more complex and more intelligent rather than producing a negative debate of privacy. 

Week 15 - 'Game of Thrones was the most pirated show for the fifth year in a row in 2016'

'Game of Thrones was the most pirated show for the fifth year in a row in 2016' 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38444881/game-of-thrones-was-the-most-pirated-show-for-the-fifth-year-in-a-row-in-2016

• Most pirated show for the fifth year in a row according to TorrentFreak 
• around 350,000 people actively shared the season finale 
• The Walking Dead was in second place 
• Higher quality downloads from 480p to 720p and 1080p

There are negative issues in terms of pirating programmes and movies as this would mean that the institutions producing and distributing the programme will get a lower revenue and will not make as much profit. This has a negative effect for institutions and reveals how audiences are becoming more intelligent in the way that they are able to receive pirated copies - from the quality of the videos increasing and therefore having positive impacts for audiences to therefore keep finding pirated copies.