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Ethical Issues in Digital Use

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Aj.Janejira Arsarkij

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Ethical Issues

The Use of Technology

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in Business

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Privacy
Individual privacy is one area that has been identified clearly as a base
for unethical business behavior through the application of
technologies. Companies can track Internet usage, buying habits and
individual movement as well as collect personal information about
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millions of customers or even potential clients. While governments

have passed legislation restricting the collection of personal data and
allowing individuals some control over what companies can collect
and store, ethical businesses must decide -- independently of
legislation -- what is appropriate behavior.

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Security
Companies monitor employees and visitors and collect much
additional information in the name of security. Ethical issues arise
from the continuous monitoring of employee activity and the
recording of security camera images. An unjustified level of employee
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surveillance is ethically questionable; the ethical company must try to

establish a level of monitoring it can justify. The surveillance of non-
employees, such as visitors or suppliers' representatives, must be
constrained to an even lower level to be ethically acceptable.

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Security
Companies monitor employees and visitors and collect much
additional information in the name of security. Ethical issues arise
from the continuous monitoring of employee activity and the
recording of security camera images. An unjustified level of employee
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surveillance is ethically questionable; the ethical company must try to

establish a level of monitoring it can justify. The surveillance of non-
employees, such as visitors or suppliers' representatives, must be
constrained to an even lower level to be ethically acceptable.

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Copyright Infringement
Copyright Infringement: Information technology has made it easy for users to
access any information or artifact at any given time. With the increased
development of music sharing networks and photo bookmarking sites, many
original creators of these works are losing the credibility of their works, because
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users of IT can easily gain access and share that data with friends. Free music and
file downloading sites are popping up on internet every day , lots of original work
like music albums, books , are being downloaded for free. In this case one
legitimate user will purchase the book , software, web template or music album,
and they will submit it to a free download site where others will simply just
download that data for free. It is good news for the users because it saves them
money, but it harms the original creator of these works.

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Digital divide
Digital divide: Information technology has many opportunities and it
has shaped many industries in developed countries; however,
developing countries have difficulties of enjoying the same benefits of
Information technology.  To get these benefits they have to train their
labor and users should also adopt the new culture which is a bit costly
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in these developing countries.  In some remote areas they do not even
have power, so information technology tools like computers can not
be used. In other sectors like education, most of these developing
countries have poor old education systems, so a student will not be
aware of new information technologies.

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Harassment and Discrimination

Harassment and Discrimination
Racial discrimination, sexual harassment, wage inequality – these are all costly
ethical issues that employers and employees encounter on a daily basis across the
country. The EEOC states that there are several types of discrimination,
including age, disability, equal pay, genetic information, harassment, national
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origin, race, religion, retaliation, pregnancy, sex and sexual harassment.

Online harassment and threats are not a new phenomenon, but the degree to
which these are directed at women and girls has begun to receive increased
attention from news media, academia and law enforcement.

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