Class work 2/9/11

^This article is about the cameras that are being invented and put in at more places in D.C. The cameras are being put in at cross walks, lights, stop signs, to make sure that people are following the rules of the road.

1. How did the IT development emerge?
The IT development emerged from people in DC not listening to the rules of the road. The police want more people to be aware and are having cameras put into stop signs, lights, yield signs, and even cross walks to make sure people are following the rules of the road.

2. Who are the stakeholders—individuals, institutions, societies who initiate and control the IT developments and are affected by them?
Everyone is affected by this IT development, the cameras. Individuals driving will be affected if they do not pay attention to the rules of the road. The DC government and the police are the people who have control of the IT development.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the stakeholders?
Some advantages of the stakeholders are that they will be able to see that if they are speeding how they are a threat to the road. The stakeholders will be able to see in their neighborhood and see if there is crime and become safe if there is. Some disadvantages for the stakeholders are that they are being watched and this makes them feel uncomfortable. They are being seen on the road and how they drive and could get later tickets because of the rules that they have broken. This is a privacy violation to them because the camera can see where they are going and it isn't that safe because of this.

4. What feasible solutions can be applied to overcome problems?
The feasible solutions that can be applied to overcome the problems are that the cameras could only get the license plate number. They should be in highly populated areas to decrease the number of accidents because if they are in a highly populated area more lives could be saved because the cameras prevent accidents. Another problem that could be fixed is not doing them in areas which aren't as important like a street because people get upset.

5. What is the social impact of the IT development on human life? This may include some or all of the following areas: economic, political, cultural, legal, environmental, ergonomic, health and psychological.
psychological impact is that the people always feel like they are being watched which is very uncomfortable. A legal impact is hat the people of DC might start lawsuits because of unlawful calls such as not yielding for a person on a cross walk. The lawsuits might cause great problems because it would not be a good name for the government for even putting in all of these cameras. Environmental issue is that if these cameras are on all of the time they are taking a lot of energy which some people might find defensive and not like.