Ethical Issues Related To IT

As technology is got more advanced people of IT department and IT Experts are facing new problems day by day. As we think that the advancement of technology is useful for us but on the other hand it is creating more problems for IT Experts. We don’t how much issued or challenges they face when any new technology is purposed on a daily level. Problem they face are Privacy, Cybercrimes, Copyright Problems, and likes of Security Problems.

Cybercrime has become one of the most risking issue for them. Whenever any business project is launched, there is severe threat that it will become the target of cybercrimes and there is more than 50% chance that it will become. It is not easy for the IT Experts to hold all of that after all that threats they are facing day by day.

There is also the chance of employs that are working only for themselves and not for the organization. All they want is to achieve their own goal which might be big loss. It’s not the case that IT field is not good at all it is us who are making it bad or even worst. Below I have detailed topics on 5 Ethical Challenges of Information Technology.

Privacy problems

One of the most major problems is privacy breaches. We thinks that technology had helped us finding related information and sources for us but on the other hand it is also harmful for us by exploiting our privacy. There are several way anyone can reach your privacy. One of the most dangerous of them all is Web Cameras. Anyone from anywhere can watch you through the cameras of your laptop, mobile or any digital machine without your permission. Many celebrities are also remaining the victim of that thing.

For Example: There was an American student of Rutgers University named Dharun Ravia who was continuously keeping an eye on her classmate through the Webcams. Later on when the police finds out, they announce that he was going to jail for next 30 Days.

Security

Since the Technology is got more advanced it is now easier for the hackers to break into our computers and use them by their goal. Because of this sometimes your Computer is involved in an illegal activity which you don’t even know because someone else is using your identity without your permission. They can even use your personal information or things like your ID card for their own work.

For Example: Group of Hackers hacked the Money transfer routes of one Bank by sending some type of viruses to the Banking Software. Later on the Banking staff realizes that there was a loop hole which allowed them to enter in their software and make them pay.

Copyright problems

Latest Technology made easier for the users to download any type of music, movie for free. For us it’s really great but for the content creator it is really harmful. One person purchases that thing and upload it on his Website, others just take a benefit and download it for free. Same goes with the YouTube some people download the original video and post it on their channel without giving any credits to the original content maker in the description box.

For Example: Government has taken the action now and they stopped some Websites like MegaUpload.com but still there exist many.

Pressure on IT experts

Since the problems of security is increasing on a daily basis, many organizations now need a proper team of IT Experts which will be looking their software 24 hours and solve a problem and issues which will be developing during its usage.

This put a pressure on IT Experts and some time it may result in imperfection and not proper look after. It’s not an easy task for them to provide a proper accuracy and functioning to the programs after that amount of pressure is upon their shoulders. So we should expect some errors from them in order to avoid any type of extra damage later on.

Target is second biggest Retail Brand after Walmart in America. IT experts were unable to maintain a proper security system of one branch which led them to one biggest hacking attacks in history of U.S.