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An IT company collecting excessive personal data for profit, without user consent, is an example of:

What is a common ethical challenge in IT concerning the protection of sensitive information and data?

Week 8 - Ethics in IT Recap

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What is a common ethical challenge in IT concerning the protection of sensitive information and data?
Software Development
Intellectual Property
Hardware maintenance
Cybersecurity
2
An IT company collecting excessive personal data for profit, without user consent, is an example of:
Unethical data practices
Ethical transparency
Ethical data handling
Ethical hacking
3
Privacy in IT involves
Ensuring data is always shared without restrictions
Selling user data for profit
Protecting personal and sensitive data from unauthorised access
Encouraging public access to private data
4
If IT firm is using customers' data unethically, what is a potential solution to address the issue?
Improve data security and seek user consent
Ignore the issue to avoid controversy
Implement stronger encryption without user knowledge
Share the data openly with third parties
5
Why is it crucial for IT professionals to recognise and address key ethical issues?
Ethical considerations don't impact IT fields
It enhances user trust, compliance, and professional reputation
Ethical challenges lead to job promotion
Ethical issues are subjective and don't need addressing
6
When an IT professional plagiarises code or software, they are violating which ethical principle?
Deontology
Utilitarianism
Ethical relativism
Virtue Ethics
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What are some implications of unethical data privacy practices in IT?
Enhanced customer satisfaction
Improved user trust
Increased data sharing
Legal consequences and loss of reputation