ITGS Social Ethical Issues Simplified Reliability How reliable

ITGS Social & Ethical Issues Simplified

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

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

Security • not letting everybody access it • Example: • school locker

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

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

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

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

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

Control • authority / dominance over IT • Examples: • Comcast • Synchron. Eyes

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

Cultural diversity • globalization less diversity • Examples: • Internet and spoken languages

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

Standards • widely agreed upon rules • Examples: • HTML • Driver’s licenses • Credit card sizes

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