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  2. Unintended consequences - Wikipedia

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    An erosion gully in Australia caused by rabbits, an unintended consequence of their introduction as game animals. In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences, more colloquially called knock-on effects) are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen.

  3. Why Things Bite Back - Wikipedia

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    Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences is a 1997 book by former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press Edward Tenner that is an account and geography of modern technology. [1] Edward Tenner's book describes how technology has had unintended effects on society.

  4. Streisand effect - Wikipedia

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    The original image of Barbra Streisand's cliff-top residence in Malibu, California, which she attempted to suppress in 2003. The Streisand effect is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead increases public awareness of the information.

  5. Diploma in Digital Applications - Wikipedia

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    Students who completed four modules in total received the full Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA), which was equivalent to four GCSEs or Standard Grades. Edexcel also made it possible for candidates to achieve a Certificate in Digital Applications Plus (CiDA+), equivalent to three GCSEs or Standard Grades, upon completion of Using ICT and ...

  6. Collateral consequence - Wikipedia

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    Collateral consequences are the effects of a given action or inaction that are unintended, unknown, or at least not explicit. [1] A collateral consequence may simply be one that is beyond the scope of consideration. These are as opposed to direct consequences, which stem from the action in an anticipated manner.

  7. Digital footprint - Wikipedia

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    The use of a digital footprint has both positive and negative consequences. On one side, it is the subject of many privacy issues . [ 7 ] For example, without an individual's authorization, strangers can piece together information about that individual by only using search engines .

  8. 'Unintended consequences:' NBA exec Joe Dumars ... - AOL

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    The last time the NBA used the phrase “unintended consequences,” it applied to the salary cap hike of 2016 that temporarily altered competitive balance by allowing the Warriors to sign Kevin ...

  9. Cascade effect - Wikipedia

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    fault tree. A cascade effect is an inevitable and sometimes unforeseen chain of events due to an act affecting a system. [1] If there is a possibility that the cascade effect will have a negative impact on the system, it is possible to analyze the effects with a consequence / impact analysis.