Social+and+Ethical+Issues

=Social and Ethical Issues=

//The widespread use of IT raises questions about social and eithcal issues that shape the world today. Students must analyze and evaluate the social impact of information technology on individuals and society and consider the ethical issues raised by this impact. Social and ethical considerations meed to be analyzed from both the local and global perspectives, recognizing that attitudes and opinions are diverse withing and between different cultures (ITGS Course Guide, pp 10 - 11).//

Use and organize this page and discussion board to bring forth your ideas and information you find regarding social and ethical issues. Remember that social and ethical issues should be integrated with and reflect IT Systems and the Areas of Impact. Whenever you post an article in this section, be sure the core of the article deals with a social/ethical issue. At the end of your description for the article, please parenthetically state with which IT System(s) and Area(s) of Impact the article integrates.

1.1 Reliability //(del.icio.us tag- 'Itgs_reliability')//
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1.2 Integrity //(del.icio.us tag- 'Itgs_integrity')//
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1.3 Security //(del.icio.us tag- 'Itgs_security')//
media type="custom" key="1716221" [|Dangerous Cybersilence] Hackers infecting more than 500,000 websites, stealing visitors' private information.

1.4 Privacy and Anonymity (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_privacy_anonymity')//
media type="custom" key="1716411" [|'Virtual strip search' sparks privacy fears] Some airports are implementing scanners that would see through passenger's clothes in security checks.

1.5 Authenticity (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_authenticity')//
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1.6 Intellectual Property (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_intellectual_property')//
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 * How Creativity is Being Strangled by the Law**

1.7 Equality of Access (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_Equality_Access')//
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1.8 Control (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_control')//
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1.9 Globalization and nCultural Diversity (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_globalization_cultural_diversity')//
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1.10 Policy and Standards (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_policy_standards')//
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1.11 People and Machines (del.icio.us tag- //'Itgs_people_machines')//
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