Presented by :

Chanpreet Singh Amit Goel Anima Priyedarshini Ankush Catchik Deepak Kumar Divya Tripathi Gunjan Bhatia Praneet Kaur Sonal Rastogi

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ETHICS IN BUSINESS IT

Contents :
Ethics & its Importance. Business Ethics in IT. Challenges. Ethical Decision Making. Case Study.

Advantages & Disadvantages.

Conclusion.

Introduction:

Ethics :

Shareholders Generate profits and pay dividends Customers provide good quality products at reasonable prices. Safety, honesty, decency and truthfulness Employees health and safety at work, security, fair pay Suppliers pay on time, pay fair rates for the work done, provide element of security

Local Community provide employment, safe working environment, minimise pollution and negative externalities provide external benefits? Government abide by the law, pay taxes, abide by regulations Management their aims versus those of the organisation as a whole Environment limit pollution, congestion, environmental degradation, development, etc.

Ethical Behaviour :
Is your 80 gigabyte hard drive full?
Music and videos

That sure is a great music where did you get it?

Downloading of music from the web

Have you given a friend a copy of your Microsoft Project software?

Software Piracy

Did you read the confidential company file that was accidentally attached to your email?
Computer abuse

Did you gain access to the network and invade other workers emails and files?
Computer abuse

You formatted your hard drive prior to leaving your company because you were angry about leaving.
Destruction of property

Importance :
Act in accordance with a personal code of principles. Extend to all people the same respect and consideration that you desire. Apply the same moral standards in all situations.

Development :
To gain the goodwill of the community To create an organization that operates consistently To produce good business To protect the organization and its employees from legal action To avoid unfavourable publicity

Case Study :
Nokia

Information Technology Ethics

Information Technology Ethics :

Deal with proper use of technology devices, data, services, and software. Prior to Technology it may have been easier to know whether the activity was right or wrong
Ethical or Unethical?

A student downloads a sexually explicit picture from the Internet on a computer in the school library. Other students are able to see the picture A student finds the teachers password to the schools information system and uses it to change his grades and vi the grades of other students. A student makes a copy of a software program borrowed from another student to use on his computer at home.

A student uses another students project website as a guideline.

A student copies a previous published story in his own handwriting and submits it as his own work.

1. Code of Conduct:
No Form of licensing for computer professionals
Results in no real way to enforce ethical standards within the computing field
There is movement within the industry to create a licensing process but there are many issues to be resolved
What will be included ? How often will an IT professional be required to renew the license?

Developed by several organizations

Adoption Implementation Monitoring Example: http://www.acm.org/constitution/code.html

2. Web Design :
Implementation of features
Pop ups
Blocking/filters Aliases and redirecting Cookies Privacy policies Security policies Spyware

Use of other design features

JavaScript
Graphics - pictures, buttons, logos, icons Content Design layout Accountability/responsibility Outdated material, inaccurate

material

3. Downloading :
Risk of getting caught
Studies have shown that a majority of the people who share music on the Internet are aware that their actions are illegal, said Michael McGuire, a analyst with the Gartner

Group. ``But they also know that the chances of getting caught are pretty remote''

The networks have features that allow users to block others from downloading their files but allow them to continue to download files

4. Computing Resource Abuse:

Computers in the Workplace and the Classroom
Use or Abuse Internet Access Instant Messenger Laptop use in the classroom Email
Legal document Can be modified Flaming

Computer Crime Viruses Hackers Theft

Access Computer Usage policy Email policy

5. Privacy :
Privacy issues are at the top of the list in regards to ethical use of information.
Loss of control Misuse of information Risk to physical privacy Risk of identity theft (video) Unwanted intrusions into daily life

USA Patriot Act (post 9/11)

Efforts to detect and deter terrorist activity Determining corporate data Loss of business and risk of lawsuits due customers being outraged at their loss of data privacy

Cookies Privacy policies

6. Intellectual Property:
Electronic Copyright Licensing
Cyber licenses Shareware Freeware Why shouldn't I use pirated software? Who am I hurting by doing so?

Software Piracy

Piracy exists in everywhere.

MP3 Internet Downloads

Files Graphics Text

Loss of revenue hurts everyone.

All software piracy is illegal and Software piracy is unethical.

Various studies have found that the software industry loses approximately $12 billion every year .

Ethical Decision Making :

Steps in Ethical Decision Making :

1. Get the facts 2. Identify stakeholders and their positions

3. Consider the consequences of a decision

4. Weigh various guidelines and principles 5. Develop and evaluate options 6. Review a decision 7. Evaluate the results of a decision

Case Studies & Examples:

Case Study :1
The Apple vs. Microsoft GUI Lawsuit

Case Study : 2
Landmark ruling in Viacom-YouTube case.
Viacom lost its three-year old legal battle with YouTube after a New York Federal Court ruled that the video sharing website had not infringed the media giants copyright.
The owner of MTV Networks and the Paramount film studio had been seeking $1 billion (814.7 million) in damages. Viacom had not done itself any favours during the action.

US District Judge Louis Stanton said in a 30-page ruling that YouTube had not broken the law because any items that had been placed on the site without permission were removed once YouTube had been alerted

Case Study :3
Satyam

Benefits & Demerits:

Benefits of Technology:
Increased production of goods and services
Reduced amount of labor needed to produce goods and services.

Made labor easier and safer

Increased productivity Increased standard of living Increased life expectancy

Side Effects of Technology :

Environmental pollution
Depletion of natural resources Technological unemployment Creation of unsatisfying jobs

Conclusion:

Conclusion:
Computer ethics today is now a global effort
The gap among the rich and poor nations, rich and poor citizens exists. How can it be eliminated or reduced ethically and morally to provide information and services that will move them to into the world of cyberspace? Will the poor be cut off from job opportunities, education, entertainment, medical care, shopping, voting - because they cannot afford a connection to the global information network? Whose laws will apply in cyberspace when hundreds of countries are incorporated into the global network?

What happened? Where did our knowing right from wrong go too?
Are we missing an opportunity to introduce ethics at an early age in children by not integrating these thoughts and practices in video games? Should more controls and regulations be introduced into the system? Will they actually help to improve our moral and ethical behavior?

Unethical behavior continues to permeate industry, what measures, policies, codes of conduct be changed to change this behavior?

Ques. & Ans.

Thank You. . .