Introduction to ITGS Social and Ethical Issues

Enforceable measures intended to promote appropriate and discourage inappropriate use of information technologies

This issue focuses on tracking, recording and assessing employees' performance

This means establishing a user’s identity beyond reasonable doubt

The easy and accurate duplication methods made available through IT can undermine one's

The ASCII representation of characters is addressed by

At its extreme, privacy becomes anonymity when, for instance, a person uses it to conceal his or her true identity

This issue raises the concern about the rate at which technology is being introduced

This refers to safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of stored data.

This is the diminishing importance of geographical, political, economic and cultural boundaries

Policies can be used to guide behaviour

This issue raises the concern about the issues that may arise from insufficient testing in critical situations

Facilitate communication and inter-operability between different IT systems and their components

Policies can only be developed by governments

This issue addresses the significant advantage of IT systems bringing ease of use and 24/7 availability

Many websites require users to agree to specific policies before allowing access to their services

The issue of People and Machines addresses the social impacts of internet addiction

This refers to the protection of hardware, software, machines and networks from unauthorized access.

Copyright, trademarks and patents exist to protect ideas, discoveries, writings, works of art, software, etc.

Technical rules and convention that enable compatibility

Any dramatic event anywhere in the world can be broadcast almost instantly by television or on the internet

Encrypted Digital Signatures in a business transaction is an example of Authenticity

The new "global village" can lead to the extinction of minority languages

The growth of the use of IT systems has led to disparities in the use of, and access to, information technologies.

This refers to the operation of hardware, the design of software, the accuracy of data or the correspondence of data

Governs the design and use of hardware, software and information

This is the ability of individuals to determine when, how and to what extent information about them is shared

They normally consists of rules governing access to, or use of, information, hardware, software and networks

Cost and availability of hardware, software or internet access may create an issue of .....

The use of IT to monitor the actions of people

This issue addresses appropriate behaviour that represents the responsible, ethical and legal approach of individuals