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    Ethical Issues in ICT

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    The document discusses 5 key ethical issues in information and communications technology (ICT): 1) Privacy - Most people's personal data is widely accessible online even from secure accounts, raising questions about monitoring and individual privacy rights. 2) Digital ownership - It is difficult to establish ownership in the digital realm where information can be easily copied, challenging intellectual property laws. 3) Data gathering - Both government and companies actively monitor private data, but issues around consent and how data is used require consideration. 4) Security liability - While increased digital security is needed, it also enables greater surveillance, so balancing effective security and individual freedoms is important. 5) Access costs - There is debate around whether internet access should

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    The document discusses 5 key ethical issues in information and communications technology (ICT): 1) Privacy - Most people's personal data is widely accessible online even from secure accounts, raising questions about monitoring and individual privacy rights. 2) Digital ownership - It is difficult to establish ownership in the digital realm where information can be easily copied, challenging intellectual property laws. 3) Data gathering - Both government and companies actively monitor private data, but issues around consent and how data is used require consideration. 4) Security liability - While increased digital security is needed, it also enables greater surveillance, so balancing effective security and individual freedoms is important. 5) Access costs - There is debate around whether internet access should

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    Ethical Issues in ICT

    Questions of ethics and legality are essential in many industries. Doctors, teachers,
    government officials, and business people all have legal and ethical oversight to control
    how their professions function. Information technology, by contrast, has no overarching
    standardization in place. However, as information technology becomes increasingly
    influential, ethical, and legal considerations become similarly relevant. Here are the five
    most pressing ethical and legal issues confronting the industry today.

    1. Privacy

    Most people have their personal data spread throughout the digital world. Even things
    thought to be secure, such as email or private accounts, can be accessed by
    unintended sources. Most employers actively check their employees’ computer habits.
    Privacy has evolving legal implications, but there are also ethical considerations. Do
    people know how their accounts are monitored? To what extent is such monitoring
    occurring? As Computer World points out in this article (Links to an external site.),
    privacy concerns can easily become a slippery slope, slowly eroding an individual’s right
    to privacy completely.

     2. Digital Ownership

    Digital mediums have allowed information to flow more freely than before. This
    exchange of ideas comes with a legal and ethical backlash. How can ownership be
    established in the digital realm? Things can be easily copied and pasted online, which
    makes intellectual property hard to control. Legal notions such as copyright have
    struggled to keep up with the digital era. Companies in the music and entertainment
    industries have pushed for greater legal protections for intellectual properties while
    other activists have sought to provide greater freedoms for the exchange of ideas in the
    digital realm.

    3. Data Gathering

    On some level, everyone knows that their online lives are monitored. The United States
    has even passed legislation allowing the government to actively monitor private citizens
    in the name of national security. These measures have revived a debate about what
    information can be gathered and why. This debate applies on a smaller scale as well
    because companies need to consider what information to collect from their employees.
    This issue invokes a question of consent. Do people know what information is being
    monitored? Do they have a right to know how their data is being used?

    4. Security Liability

    In the past, security issues were resolved by locking a door. Digital security is much
    more complicated. Security systems for digital networks are computerized in order to
    protect vital information and important assets. However, this increased security comes
    with increased surveillance. All security systems have inherent risks, which means it is a
    question of what risks are acceptable and what freedoms can be forfeited. Ultimately, IT
    professionals need to balance risk with the freedom to create a security system that is
    effective and ethical at the same time.

    5. Access Costs

    Net neutrality has become a trendy issue thanks to legislative efforts in the last few
    years. The issue of net neutrality is essentially a question of access. Proponents want
    the Internet to remain open to everyone while some businesses want to create tiered
    access for those who are willing to pay. The issue even extends to private Internet
    usage since the cost of service in some areas may be cost-prohibitive. The larger
    ethical question is whether or not digital exchange is now a universal right. The cost of
    access can impede business growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and individual expression.

    These issues are essential for everyone, but they carry extra weight for those who work
    with information technology. It is important to remember that working with technology is
    not separated from ethical contexts but can actually help define a legal and ethical code
    for generations to come.

    Source: https://www.bestcomputersciencedegrees.com/lists/5-legal-and-ethical-issues-
    in-it/ (Links to an external site.)

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