itgs social & ethical issues simplified. reliability how reliable is it? reliable – giving the...
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ITGS Social & Ethical IssuesSimplified
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 - iPod
• trademarks – McDonald’s
• copyright – mp3s
Equality of access
• everybody having access to IT
• Examples:
• Internet!
• One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
Control
• authority / dominance over IT
• Examples:
• Comcast
• SynchronEyes
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)