Chapter 3 ethics and privacy. This chapter presents the following content: Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology; identify three places that store personal data, and for each one, discuss at least one potential threat to the privacy of the data stored there. | 16-10-10 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Supporting and Transforming Business Fourth Canadian Edition RAINER • PRINCE • SPLETTSTOESSER • SÁNCHEZ-RODRÍGUEZ CHAPTER 3: Ethics and Privacy CHAPTER OUTLINE • Ethical Issues • Privacy 1 16-10-10 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define ethics, list and describe the three fundamental tenets of ethics, and describe the four categories of ethical issues related to information technology. 2. Identify three places that store personal data, and for each one, discuss at least one potential threat to the privacy of the data stored there. OPENING CASE The Huge Scope of Privacy Issues The Problems • Websites are Windows to the World and to Data: Websites can be used to access personal confidential data by hackers. Corporations that back up data in unencrypted formats could lose that data, also exposing private information. • Medical Data are not Safe Either: Employees in hospitals or other medical organizations could use their access to medical data to sell private data to outsiders. OPENING CASE The Solutions Include: • Anti-Spam Laws with Teeth: In addition to privacy laws, usage laws such as anti-spam legislation encourage appropriate use of customer data. • Take Care of Your Systems and Data: It is important to be aware of and take care of your data, to help prevnt unauthorized use of it. 2 16-10-10 QUESTIONS • Assess your web-surfing behaviour. Do you take enough steps to protect your personal data? Do you avoid giving out your real name at websites and use multiple passwords, for example? • Discuss the potential consequences of having medical data hacked and released onto the Internet. • Do you support the use of anti-spam legislation? Why or why not? ETHICAL ISSUES • Ethics refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make choices that guide their behaviour. ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS • Ethical Frameworks are standards used to develop general frameworks for ethics or ethical .
