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    Ethical Issues in

    Information Technology
    Ethics in Information Technology

     Public concern about the ethical use of information technology


    includes:
    E-mail and Internet access monitoring
    Peer-to-peer networks violation of copyright
    Unsolicited e-mail
    Hackers and identify theft
    Plagiarism
    Cookies and spyware
    The Four Categories of Ethical Issues

     Privacy Issues involves collecting, storing and disseminating information


    about individuals.

     Accuracy Issues involves the authenticity, fidelity and accuracy of


    information that is collected and processed.

     Property Issues involves the ownership and value of information.

     Accessibility Issues revolve around who should have access to information


    and whether they should have to pay for this access.
    Types of Threats

    Unintentional Intentional
    Threats Threats
    Unintentional Threats

     Human errors can occur in the design of the hardware and/or


    information system also can occur in programming, testing, data
    collection, data entry, authorization and procedures.

     Computer system failures can occur as the result of poor


    manufacturing or defective materials.
    Intentional Threats

     Cybercrimes are fraudulent activities committed using computers and


    communications networks, particularly the Internet.
     Hacker. An outside person who has penetrated a computer system, usually with
    no criminal intent.
     Cracker. A malicious hacker.
     Social engineering. Computer criminals or corporate spies get around security
    systems by building an inappropriate trust relationship with insiders.
     Industrial espionage. The act of gaining access to the information an
    organization is trying to protect by an unauthorized individual
    Recent Unethical I.T. Activities

     Panama Papers Leak


     Wiki-leaks
     Facebook
     Hacking and Vandalising Govt. Sites
     Apple- FBI case over San Bernardino
    Plagiarism

    Plagiarism is where the work of others is copied, but the author presents it as his or her own work. This is a
    highly unethical practice, but happens quite frequently, and with all the information that is now available on the
    Internet it is much easier to do and is happening more often
    Advanced Surveillance Technology

     Camera surveillance
     Facial recognition software
     Identifies criminal suspects and other undesirable characters
     Yields mixed results
     Global Positioning System (GPS) chips
     Placed in many devices
     Precisely locate users

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