SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES.pptVIP

Copyright 2004 John Wiley Sons, Inc. SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES MIS 503 Management Information Systems MBA Program THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS ETHICS FRAMEWORKS COMPUTER CRIME COMPUTER CRIME COMPUTER CRIME COMPUTER CRIME COMPUTER CRIME COMPUTER CRIME COMPUTER CRIME IDENTITY THEFT IDENTITY THEFT IDENTITY THEFT IDENTITY THEFT IDENTITY THEFT PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY Use of Internet has led to renewed controversy between our right to freedom of speech and the right of society to protect itself PRIVACY Use of Internet has led to renewed controversy between our right to freedom of speech and the right of society to protect itself Is there information so harmful that it should be banned from posting on the Internet? Instructions for making a bomb? How to poison a city’s water supply? Child pornography? PRIVACY Spam – unsolicited commercial e-mail ISPs spend a lot of money on anti-spam software Typical consumers still receive 110 unwanted e-mails a month Congress has attempted to write laws to outlaw spam Freedom of speech rights make anti-spam laws difficult to write, pass, and uphold in courts PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY PRIVACY ACCURACY ACCURACY ACCURACY IMPACT ON WORKERS THE FUTURE Laws on Privacy Another concern is Patriot Act passed after 9-11: Purpose is to protect Americans against terrorism But weakens constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure by allowing FBI to force anyone to turn over records by telling judge its related to ongoing terrorism or foreign intelligence Judging by their laws, many other countries seem to value privacy more highly than U.S. Privacy Problems IT has radically affected our ability to control access to information about ourselves Potential problems: Government agencie