STS-ETHICAL DILEMMA

1. What is the emerging ethical dilemma all about?

Ransomware encrypts a victim’s data until the attacker is paid a predetermined ransom.

2. What factors or events led to the introduction of this dilemma?

The victim of ransomware like people or company are having a hard time in making decisions in
this problem because they have a dilemma where they have to pay a lot of money to get the
file taken by the attacker like kidnap for ransom, or they will just make a new one to replace
what they lose.

3. What ethical dilemmas does the introduction of this dilemma assigned to your group pose?

For social implications of ransomware, people became victims of scams wherein their data and
money are been accessed by hackers and scammers. Because of that, opening sites that
requires certain amount of money before you can access it, people will treat it already as a
scam for they’ve been familiar to those happenings.

4. Why is it important to question the moral and ethical issues surrounding the assigned
dilemma?

We cannot talk of controlling technology and innovation, the better way is to adapt and change.
The role of ethics in technology is of managing rather controlling the same. Continuous
monitoring is required to keep track of latest innovations and technological changes and for
ensure fair practices.

5. In the face of this new dilemma innovation, why is it essential to Science, Technology, and
Society?

It is important to helps address issues that are concerned to this dilemma and helps us develop
alternatives that exist for situations and skills of choosing. We must utilize everything in wise
perspectives and to limited extend. Misuse of this can produce harmful consequences.
Therefore, we must monitor the use and be wise in our actions.