ITGS Social Ethical Issues Laymans Terms Reliability n

ITGS Social & Ethical Issues Layman’s Terms

Reliability n How reliable is it? ¡ n reliable – giving the same result after repeated trials / usages Example: ¡ air traffic control software

Integrity n n data does NOT change Example: ¡ ¡ ¡ save a file on your computer open it later you EXPECT the file to be unchanged

Security n n not letting everybody access it Example: ¡ school locker

Privacy n n keeping information private from others; not letting everybody see it Example: ¡ medical records

Anonymity n n not revealing your identity (who you are) Example: ¡ chat rooms

Authenticity n n verifying somebody is who they say they are Example: ¡ Driver’s license

Intellectual property n n ownership of ideas, discoveries, works of art, etc. Examples: ¡ ¡ ¡ patents - i. Pod trademarks – Mc. Donald’s copyright – mp 3 s

Equality of access n n everybody having access to IT Examples: ¡ ¡ Internet! One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)

Surveillance n n Observing somebody Examples: ¡ ¡ Synchron. Eyes GPS-tracking

Globalization n n spread of IT resources across the globe (includes businesses) Examples: ¡ outsourcing

Cultural diversity n n globalization less diversity Examples: ¡ Internet and spoken languages

Policies n n rules and regulations Examples: ¡ ¡ APS Acceptable Use Policy EVERY business has them

Standards and Protocols n n widely agreed upon rules Examples: ¡ ¡ ¡ HTML Driver’s licenses Credit card sizes

People and machines n n n the interaction between people and machines usability and design Examples: ¡ Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)