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ETH ICAL AN D SO CIALISSU ES IN IN FO RM ATIO N
SYSTEM S
Chapter # 12
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Understanding Ethical andSocial Issues Related to
Systems Ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is the branch of
philosophy that involves systematizing,defending, and recommending concepts of right
and wrong conduct. Ethics are principles of right and wrong
nformation systems and ethics
nformation systems raise new ethical !uestionsbecause they create opportunities for"
ntense social change, threatening eistingdistributions of power, money, rights, andobligations
$ew %inds of crime
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Model for thinking aboutethical, social, politicalissues: &ociety as a calm pond
' as roc% dropped in pond, creatingripples of new situations not coveredby old rules
&ocial and political institutions cannotrespond overnight to these ripples(it
may ta%e years to develop eti!uette,epectations, laws )e!uires understanding of ethics to ma%e
choices in legally gray areas
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THE RE!TI"#SHI$ %ET& EE# ETHI'!,S"'I!, !#( $"ITI'! ISSUES I# !#I#)"RM !TI"# S"'IET*
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)i+e m oral dim ensions of the
inform ation age1. nformation rights and
obligations
2. *roperty rights andobligations
+. ccountability and control
-. &ystem !uality
. /uality of life
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ey technology trends that raiseethical issues1. 0oubling of computer power
ore organizations depend on computersystems for critical operations
2. )apidly declining data storage costs rganizations can easily maintain detailed
databases on individuals
+. $etwor%ing advances and the nternet Copying data from one location to another and
accessing personal data from remote locationsis much easier
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ey technology trends that raiseethical issues-. dvances in data analysis techni!ues
Companies can analyze vast !uantities of datagathered on individuals for"
Profling Combining data from multiple sources to create
dossiers of detailed information on individuals
Nonobvious relationship awareness(NORA) Combining data from multiple sources to 3nd
obscure hidden connections that might helpidentify criminals or terrorists
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#"#"%-I"US RE!TI"#SHI$!& !RE#ESS .#"R!/
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Ethics in an Information
Society 4asic concepts for ethical analysis )esponsibility"
ccepting the potential costs, duties, andobligations for decisions
ccountability" echanisms for identifying responsible parties
5iability"
*ermits individuals 6and 3rms7 to recoverdamages done to them
0ue process" 5aws are well %nown and understood, with an
ability to appeal to higher authorities
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Ethical analysis: ! fi+e0step
process1. dentify and clearly describe the
facts
2. 0e3ne the con8ict or dilemmaand identify the higher9ordervalues involved
+. dentify the sta%eholders-. dentify the options that you can
reasonably ta%e
. dentify the potential
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