Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Ethical and Social issues in IS


Ethics refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals, acting as free moral agents, use to make choices to guide their behavior. There are four key technological trends that are responsible for ethical stresses.

Trend 1:

Computing power doubles every 18 months

 Impact: More organizations depend on computer systems for critical operation.


Result: Our dependence on systems and our vulnerability to system errors and poor data quality have increased.

Trend 2: 

Data analysis advances
Impact: Company can analyses vast quantities of data gathered on individuals to develop detailed profiles of individual behavior.

Result: This technical advance enable companies to find out much detailed personal information about individuals. Read More  

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