ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS

IN THE AGE OF
INFORMATION
Presented to you by: Mohammad Taha & Hasnaa Luthfee
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WHAT IS ETHICS?
Standards of right or wrong
Essentially moral principles

WHAT IS SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY?
Focuses on building positive relationships with

society
Can be between an individual or company
An ethical foundation

PRIVACY
Handing over personal information makes

people liable
Companies should keep info private
(employees, customers)

COOKIES
Small files that websites use
Placed on users computer for identification

purposes
Can be temporary or permanent
Tracks pages visited
Only gathers information provided by user
Information provided used when back on
website
Can choose to accept or decline cookies
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ACCURACY IN
TECHNOLOGY
Fraudulent websites (websites posing as others

websites)
Check for information to insure website
authenticity
Ex. authors, date of publication
How accurate websites info is
If not accurate, do NOT provide private
information
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OWNERSHIP
Private information given to websites is

COMPLETELY yours
This information is not false (fake or
plagiarised)
Personal information given belongs to a REAL
person
Websites check to see if information provided
is authentic
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Easy to access and give information
Easy to receive and read information
Use simple and straight forward methods to

collect information
Make sure users can access their personal
information easily

INTERESTING FACTS
In corporate social responsibility (CSR), 3

things taken into consideration

Social, economic, and environmental
The first mouse was made out of wood
On an average day typists fingers travel 19
km
Approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging
accounts worldwide

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QUESTIONS?
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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
TIME
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Be CAREFUL to
who you give
your
information!
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APA REFERENCES
Ethics. (2015). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ethics
Social Responsibility Definition | Investopedia. (2003,
November 26). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/socialresponsibility.asp
Social Responsibility Definition | Investopedia. (2003,
November 26). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/socialresponsibility.asp
20 facts about technology that might surprise you (20 Photos).
(2012, March 29). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from
http://thechive.com/2012/03/29/20-facts-about-technologythat-might-surprise-you-20-photos/
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