ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

►MORALS…MORALS…

considered right and good by considered right and good by most people :most people :

agreeing with a standard of agreeing with a standard of right behaviorright behavior

► ETHICS…ETHICS…

… …an area of study that deals with an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad ideas about what is good and bad behavior : a branch of philosophy behavior : a branch of philosophy dealing with what is morally right dealing with what is morally right or wrong.or wrong.

►LAWS…LAWS…

…the whole system or set of rules made by the government of a town, state, country, etc.

ETHICSETHICS MORALSMORALS

What are What are they?:they?:

The rules of conduct The rules of conduct recognized in respect to a recognized in respect to a particular class of human particular class of human actions or a particular group, actions or a particular group, culture, etc. It defines how culture, etc. It defines how thing are according to the thing are according to the rules. rules.

Principles or habits with Principles or habits with respect to right or wrong respect to right or wrong conduct. It defines how conduct. It defines how things should work things should work according to an individuals' according to an individuals' ideals and principles. ideals and principles.

Source:Source: Social system/External Social system/External Individual/Internal Individual/Internal

Why we do it?:Why we do it?: Because society says it is the Because society says it is the right thing to do. right thing to do.

Because we believe in Because we believe in something being right or something being right or wrong. wrong.

What if we What if we don't do it?:don't do it?:

We may face peer/societal We may face peer/societal disapproval, or even be fired disapproval, or even be fired from our job. from our job.

Doing something against Doing something against one's morals and principles one's morals and principles can have different effects can have different effects on different people, they on different people, they may feel uncomfortable, may feel uncomfortable, remorse, depressed etc. remorse, depressed etc.

THE NEED FOR AN ETHICS THE NEED FOR AN ETHICS CULTURECULTURE

► How the ethical Culture is imposed…..How the ethical Culture is imposed…..

Establish Corporate Credo

Establish Ethics Program

Establish Corporate Ethics Code

► CORPORTE CREDOCORPORTE CREDO

• Commitment to Customer

• Commitment to Employee

• Commitment of Employee to to Security

• Commitment of Employee to Employee

• Commitment to Communities

• Commitment to Stockholder

► ETHICS ETHICS PROGRAMS…PROGRAMS…

► TAILORED CORPORATE TAILORED CORPORATE CREDO…CREDO…

ETHICS AND INFORMATION ETHICS AND INFORMATION SERVICESSERVICES

►What is Computer Ethics????What is Computer Ethics????

Computer Ethics is a part of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.

Therefore consists of two main activities, and the manager who is primarily responsible for these activities is the CIO.

The CIO must…► be alert to and aware of how the

computer is affecting society, and► must do something about it by

formulating policies to ensure that the technology is used in the right way.

Reasons for Importance of Reasons for Importance of Computer Ethics….Computer Ethics….

►Logical Malleability Logical Malleability ► The Transformation FactorThe Transformation Factor► The Invisibility FactorThe Invisibility Factor• Invisible Programming Values…Invisible Programming Values…• Invisible complex calculationsInvisible complex calculations• Invisible abuseInvisible abuse

SOCIAL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL RIGHTS AND THE COMPUTERTHE COMPUTER

RIGHTS TO THE RIGHTS TO THE COMPUTERCOMPUTER

► Right to computer AccessRight to computer Access► Right to computer skills Right to computer skills ►Right to computer Right to computer Specialists Specialists

► Right to computer Decision Right to computer Decision Making Making

RIGHTS TO RIGHTS TO INFORMATIONINFORMATION

► Right to privacyRight to privacy► Right to accuracyRight to accuracy► Right to propertyRight to property► Right to accessRight to access

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT OF INFORMATION OF INFORMATION

SERVICESSERVICES

• The computer will not be used to The computer will not be used to unduly invade a person’s privacy.unduly invade a person’s privacy.

• Every measure will be taken to Every measure will be taken to ensure the accuracy of computer ensure the accuracy of computer processing.processing.

• The sanctity of intellectual property The sanctity of intellectual property will be protected.will be protected.

• The computer will be made The computer will be made accessible to society so that its accessible to society so that its members can avoid the indignities members can avoid the indignities of information illiteracy and of information illiteracy and deprivation.deprivation.

ETHICS AND THE CIOETHICS AND THE CIO

CORPORATE ETHICS

CULTURE

SOCIAL PRESSURES

PERSONALPRESSURES

PROFESSIONAL CODES

OF ETHICS

LAWS

OFFICE OF

THE CIO

Perceptions of the CIO’s Perceptions of the CIO’s EthicsEthics

► Taking advantage of opportunities to Taking advantage of opportunities to act unethicallyact unethically

► Ethics breeds successEthics breeds success► Firms and managers have social Firms and managers have social

responsibilitiesresponsibilities► Managers back up their ethics beliefs Managers back up their ethics beliefs

with actionwith action

AN ACTION PLAN FOR AN ACTION PLAN FOR ACHIEVING AN ETHICAL ACHIEVING AN ETHICAL COMPUTER OPERATIONCOMPUTER OPERATION

• Code of conduct.Code of conduct.• Rules of ProcedureRules of Procedure• Make clear the sanctionsMake clear the sanctions• Recognize ethical behaviorRecognize ethical behavior• Training sessionsTraining sessions• Promote computer crime lawsPromote computer crime laws• Keep a formal record, minimize Keep a formal record, minimize

temptationstemptations• Use rehabilitation programsUse rehabilitation programs• Encourage participation in Encourage participation in

professional societies.professional societies.• Set an exampleSet an example

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