Ethical Issues

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The paper discusses the article "Ethical Issues in Information Technology", in which author Richard T. DeGeorge points out the existence of five interrelated ethical issues: those in the usage of technology in business, those in the IT business, those related to the Internet, those in e-business and those issues affecting the social background. The paper notes that each of the five categories presents several ramifications. The paper discusses how the article has a general coverage, an informal writing and throughout its 24 pages presents reduced details. The paper also highlights the existence of ethical problems and concerns in the information technology sector and poses questions as to how these problems could best be resolved.

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"Doug Johnson is another significant contributor to the information technology ethics domain, with an extensive array of published works, both online and on paper as well as dedicated speeches in IT conferences. The major similarity between the two writers is their approach of the issues. As such, both authors explain the matters from an informal and simple point of view as to insure a clear understanding of the topics presented. The most significant difference resides in the coverage of the topics. As such, if DeGeorge identified at least five ethical implications of IT and other numerous ramifications, Johnson only considers three of them to be of vital importance: privacy, property and appropriate use."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, James G., Goodman, Kenneth, 2002, Ethics and Information Technology: A Case-Based Approach to Health Care System in Transition (Health Informatics), 1st Edition, Springer
• DeGeorge, Richard T., 2002, Ethical Issues in Information Technology, Blackwell Publishers
• Hongladaram, Soraj, Ess, Charles, 2006, Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives, IGI Global
• Johnson, Doug, 2007, Information Technology Ethics, Doug Johnson Website, Creative Commons License, http://www.doug-johnson.com/ethics/, last accessed on December 7, 2007
• Schultz, Robert A., 2005, Contemporary Issues in Ethics and Information Technology, IRM Press

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