CFP last date
20 May 2024
Reseach Article

Information Technology and Ethical Issues

by Ravinder Talwar
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 178 - Number 8
Year of Publication: 2019
Authors: Ravinder Talwar
10.5120/ijca2019918784

Ravinder Talwar . Information Technology and Ethical Issues. International Journal of Computer Applications. 178, 8 ( May 2019), 34-35. DOI=10.5120/ijca2019918784

@article{ 10.5120/ijca2019918784,
author = { Ravinder Talwar },
title = { Information Technology and Ethical Issues },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { May 2019 },
volume = { 178 },
number = { 8 },
month = { May },
year = { 2019 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 34-35 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume178/number8/30552-2019918784/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2019918784 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
%0 Journal Article
%1 2024-02-07T00:49:51.099990+05:30
%A Ravinder Talwar
%T Information Technology and Ethical Issues
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 178
%N 8
%P 34-35
%D 2019
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

A definition of Ethics is "moral principles that govern a person or group's behavior". Every advancement in information technology is accompanied by at least one ethical quandary. From Facebook to email updates, computer users are unaware of the fine balance between ethics and profit struck by providers. Software developers, businesses and individuals must think about the rights and wrongs of using information technology every day. The fundamental issues underlying the world of information technology are the end user's expectation of privacy and the provider's ethical duty to use applications or email responsibly. As much as information technology is important to our lives in general and social values in particular, it is facing some serious ethical challenges and it is up to the IT experts and users of information technology to be ready for these challenges. This paper deals with different ethical issues related to information technology advancements.

References
  1. Reynolds G, (2011) Ethics in information technology. Cengage learning.
  2. Bertrand Meyer, “Ethics of free Software”, Software Development, March 2000.
  3. Kopecký K, Szotkowski R, Krejčí V (2012) The risks of Internet communication 3. Procedia- Social and Behavioral Sciences 69:1348-1357.
  4. Justine Johnstone, “Technology as empowerment: a capability approach to computer ethics”, Ethics and Information Technology, 2007, 9:73-87., 2017.
  5. Prior M, Rogerson S, Fairweather B (2002) The ethical attitudes of information systems professionals: outcomes of an initial survey. Telematics and Informatics 19(1): 21-36
  6. Kirschner PA, Karpinski AC (2010) Facebook and academic performance. Computers in human behavior 26(6):1237-1245.
  7. Ehsan Sargolzaei , Mohammad Nikbakht “The Ethical and Social Issues of Information Technology: A Case Study”, (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications Vol. 8, No. 10
Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Ethics Information Technology