Logical Reasoning Paper
RDeSImone
paper_presentation.pptxEthical Stance a company should have in the IT Department.
Robert DeSimone
What ethics are involved in IT?
IT stands for information technology
Security
Surveillance / Privacy
Intellectual Property
Security
Protection of hardware, software, computers from unauthorized access.
Example: Sending office emails through a firewall protected email account is inconvenient, Sending office emails through a personal emails are not. Therefore if you need to reach someone urgently from home you should use your personal email.
IT security is meant to protect its employees and the company.
Surveillance / Privacy
Trojan Virus
Track and record employees in order to access their ability to work for a company.
Sharing this information with others.
Example: If apple creates the iPhone, they should be able to perform statistical analysis on the customers who use it. Apple created the iPhone, therefore take statistical analysis on the customers who use it.
Intellectual Property
What your mind creates should be yours.
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks
Is an idea created on a companies device the employees or the company?
If a company owns a computer, it owns everything inside that computer is owned by the company. An employee writes an idea of his in a company computer, the computer is owned by the company. Therefore the company has rights to that idea. (if not patented)
Conclusion
IT support is becoming a larger and larger part of companies.
It is meant to protect the company and its employees, but more the company than the employees.
Is this an ethical form of security for your company?
Sources
"Introduction to Social and Ethical Computing." Texts in Computer Science Ethical And Social Issues In The Information Age (n.d.): 1-18. Web.
