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8 Cards in this Set
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Disinformation - Moral |
- A computer contractor offering to take on a job when they don't know enough about the field. - A system analyst advising a client to buy a certain make of hardware because they will get a free holiday if the deal goes through. - A computer sales person in a store advising a client to buy a certain make of computer with associated hardware because the commission they will get is higher rather than it being the best computer to meet their needs. - Not fully informing potential customers of all available facts concerning products or services. |
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Disinformation - Legal |
- An estate agent putting false information about a house on their website in contradiction of Properties Act. - A salesperson selling software claiming it will do what it can't do, against Trade Descriptions Act. - A hospital not supplying a patient with information about their illness to cover up a mistake that had been made in the medical diagnosis. Breaches Data Protection Act. |
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Privacy - Moral |
- Companies buying lists of information off each other in order to cold call people to try to sell them goods or services. - Companies monitoring their staff's use of email or the internet with a view to detecting misuse or just out of curiosity. |
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Privacy - Legal |
- Selling personal details of people who haven't given permission for details to be transferred. Breaching Data Protection Act. - Not notifying Information Commissioner that the organisation is processing personal data. Requirement of Data Protection Act. |
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Employment Patterns - Moral |
- Employees feel spied on and threatened. Computer used to monitor performance, bosses look through personal emails and Internet sites visited. - Employees personal circumstances taken advantage of. Offer to work at home for lower pay. (Mother's with young children, disabled people, etc) - Part-time work. Offers employer more flexibility; however, employees don't always have same rights as full-time workers. |
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Employment Patterns - Legal |
- Risks associated with using ICT. RSI, backache and stress. Organisation must legally protect employees from this risk by providing employees with correct equipment. (Proper lighting, adjustable chair, ergonomic keyboard) - Employees must also follow specific working practices so they use the equipment safely. Employers can train staff to learn how to use equipment safely and force them to adopt a safe working practice. |
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Equity |
Fairness. E.G - rich countries can take advantage of latest ICT developments, whereas poorer countries make do with older equipment. Countries populations divided into information poor and information rich. Info rich people can take advantage of cheap loans, holidays, etc. Info poor people don't have access to this. |
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Intellectual property rights |
People who develop software, hardware, communication methods, etc., should be rewarded for their work. Not right if their work is copied by others. Many organisations state in their code of conduct, any work produced during work hours belongs to them. |
