ITM 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Trade Secret, Copyright Law Of Canada, Computer Vision
1 Nov 2016
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Understanding ethical and social issues related to systems. Ethics refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals, acting as free moral agents, use to make choices to guide their behaviours. Information technologies can be used to achieve social progress, but it can also be used to commit crimes and threaten cherished social values. The development of it will produce benefits for many and costs for others. The major ethical, social, and political issues raised by information systems include these moral dimensions: Four technological trends responsible for certain ethical stresses: Computing power doubles every 18 months- more organizations depend on computer systems for critical operations. Data storage costs rapidly decline- organizations can easily maintain detailed databases on individuals. Data analysis advances- companies can analyze vast quantities of data gathered on individuals to develop detailed profiles of individual behaviour. Networking advances- copying data from one location to another and accessing personal data from remote locations are both much easier.
