After studying this chapter you will be able to understand: What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems? What specific principles for conduct can be used to guide ethical decisions? Why do contemporary information systems technology and the Internet pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property? How have information systems affected everyday life? | Lecture 9 ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (continued) © Prentice Hall 2011 What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems? What specific principles for conduct can be used to guide ethical decisions? Why do contemporary information systems technology and the Internet pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property? How have information systems affected everyday life? Learning Objectives © Prentice Hall 2011 Ask students what their first impressions are after seeing these objectives. Can they point to examples of how information systems have affected everyday life? If not, explain that they will be surprised to learn that information systems affect almost every area of daily life. Can students explain how the Internet poses challenges to privacy and intellectual property? Ask them how Google, Facebook, and peer-to-peer networks are related to these issues. What about breakdowns in important networks and software at banks, air traffic control, and other business firms? European Directive on Data Protection: Requires companies to inform people when they collect information about them and disclose how it will be stored and used. Requires informed consent of customer EU member nations cannot transfer personal data to countries with no similar privacy protection (. .) . businesses use safe harbor framework Self-regulating policy to meet objectives of government legislation without involving government regulation or enforcement. The Moral Dimensions of Information Systems © Prentice Hall 2011 EU protections of privacy are far more powerful than the United States because they require informed consent before a firm can do anything with personal information besides support the transaction at hand. In Europe, there is no junk postal mail for instance because advertising firms are prohibited from using personal information obtained from third parties, and without the . | Lecture 9 ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (continued) © Prentice Hall 2011 What ethical, social, and political issues are raised by information systems? What specific principles for conduct can be used to guide ethical decisions? Why do contemporary information systems technology and the Internet pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property? How have information systems affected everyday life? Learning Objectives © Prentice Hall 2011 Ask students what their first impressions are after seeing these objectives. Can they point to examples of how information systems have affected everyday life? If not, explain that they will be surprised to learn that information systems affect almost every area of daily life. Can students explain how the Internet poses challenges to privacy and intellectual property? Ask them how Google, Facebook, and peer-to-peer networks are related to these issues. What about breakdowns in important .
