Lesson 2.4: The Business Processes (Comprehend Legal Issues and Concerns) Flashcards
means an act is in accordance with the law.
Legality
is about concepts of right and wrong behaviour.
Ethics
T/F Some actions may be legal but in some people’s opinion not ethical.
True
are external factors which refer to how the law affects the way businesses operate and customers behave.
Legal factors
Examples of things which may be influenced by legal factors include:
- Product transportation,
- profit margins, and
- viability of certain markets
How Do Legal Factors Affect Business?
Legal factors can decide whether or not there is a business behind selling a certain product (perhaps drugs, or sharp objects), and can also affect the mechanisms through which a company stocks their inventory or interacts with the customer.
General examples of Legal Factors affecting business include:
- Consumer law
- Discrimination law
- Copyright law
- Health and Safety law
- Employment law
- Fraud law
- Pyramid scheme legality
- Import/Export law
refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals, acting as free moral agents, use to make choices to guide their behaviors.
Ethics
The ethical issues also includes:
- accuracy of the information
- accessibility of information
- ownership of the information
- IT employees occupational health and safety
- quality of life
These legal factors can affect information system quality, such as ________ and ______.
reliability and security
Like other technologies, such as steam engines, electricity, telephone, and radio, information technology can be used to achieve _______-, but it can also be used to commit crimes and threaten cherished social values.
social progress
T/F information technology can also be used to commit crimes and threaten cherished social values
true
Other pressing ethical issues raised by information systems include
- establishing accountability for the consequences of information systems,
- setting standards to safeguard system quality that protect the safety of the individual and society, and
- preserving values and institutions considered essential to the quality of life in an information society.
Some Social Issues Computers Have Created
- Communication Breakdown. Socialising within a family unit has always been important, as it strengthens the bonds between us and ensures cohesion within the group. …
- Defamation of Character
- Identity Theft
- Cyber Bullying
- Gaming Addiction
- Privacy
- Health & Fitness
- Education
A Model for Thinking about Ethical, Social, and Political Issues
Moral Dimension of Information Systems
In Moral Dimension of Information Systems, Ethical, social, and political issues are not closely linked.
false. they’re closely linked to each other
The introduction of new information technology has a ________-, raising new ethical, social, and political issues that must be dealt with on the individual, social, and political levels.
ripple effect
Five Moral Dimensions of the Information Age
- information rights and obligations,
- property rights and obligations,
- system quality,
- quality of life, and
- accountability and control
Social institutions cannot respond overnight to these ripples—it may take years to develop _____, _____, _________, _____________, or _____.
etiquette, expectations, social responsibility, politically correct attitudes, or approved rules.
Ethical Standards in Handling Information
Transparency
Fairness
Respect
T/F User consent should not be used to obscure or excuse poor practice.
True
this means being transparent, clearly and simply presented policies and information, and easy-to-access user controls, with privacy-respecting options as the default;
Transparency
means considering the data-impact of the product or services on users and stakeholders and the possible effects of failure or misuse, so that the result is a fair balance between everyone’s interests.
Principle of Fairness
this means not using personal data for unfair discrimination, especially when it comes to sensitive characteristics
fairness
