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Chapter 4. Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems (Ethical…
Chapter 4. Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
Understanding Ethical and Social Issues Related to Systems
A model for thinking about ethical, social, and political Issues
IT as rock dropped in pond
develop etiquette, expectations, laws
Society as a calm pond
Information systems and ethics
Intense social
New kinds of crime
Key Technology Trends That Raise Ethical Issues
Networking advances and the Internet
Advances in data analysis techniques
Rapidly declining data storage costs
Mobile device growth
doubling of computer power
Ethical Analysis
Five-step ethical analysis
Identify the stakeholders
Identify the options that you can reasonably take
Define the conflict
Identify the potential consequences of your options
Identify and describe the facts.
basic cocept for ethical analysis
Liability
Due process
Accountability
Responsibility
The Relationship Among Ethical, Social, Political Issues in an Information Society
Ethical Principles
Descartes’ Rule of Change
Utilitarian Principle
Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative
Risk Aversion Principle
Golden Rule
Ethical “No Free Lunch” Rule
The Moral Dimensions of Information Systems
information rights: privacy and freedom in the Internet age
privacy
Fair information practices
Set of principles governing the collection and use of information
Used to drive changes in privacy legislation
Privacy on Internet
Internet Challenges on Privacy
Web beacons (Web bugs)
Spyware
Cookies
Google services and behavioral targeting
Technical solutions
E-mail encryption
Anonymity tools
Anti-spyware tools
Browser features : “Private” browsing, “Do not track” options
Overall, few technical solutions
FTC FIP Principles
Access/participation
Security
Choice/consent (core principle)
Enforcement
Notice/awareness (core principle)
Type of Property Rights and It’s Challenge
Intellectual property
Trade secret
Patents
Copyright
Challenges to intellectual property rights
Accountability, Liability, and Control
System Quality: Data Quality and System Errors
Three principal sources of poor system performance
Software bugs, errors
Hardware or facility failures
Poor input data quality
Flawless software is economically unfeasible.
Quality of Life: Equity, Access, Boundaries
The Moral Dimensions of Information Systems
Computer crime and abuse
Employment:
Equity and access—the digital divide
Health risks