Ethical Issues in Information System
Sebron Fleming
Strayer University
CIS109 – Introduction to Management Information Systems
November 22, 2015
Professor Jean-Robert Bokino Abstract Most would agree that the advancement of computer technology has greatly enhanced the lives of many in today's society; however, with these advancements some pitfalls have come into play that diminish these advancements. The greatest threat to the achievements that have been made is that the criminal element has found ways to intrude. One of the manners into which these intrusions have occurred is the criminal invasion of privacy and an attempt to attack the individual's identity. In many cases, these cyber attacks by criminals has caused a lose of consumer confidence and has forced internet users and consumers to carefully consider ways in which to protect themselves. The advancement of computer technology has allowed us to more easily and quickly accomplish those task that was at one time time consuming and both routine and exhaustive. We are now enabled to shop online via e-commerce and are afforded the ability to pay bills and even do our banking and pay taxes online. “New computer technologies for gathering, storing, manipulating, and communicating data are revolutionizing the use and spread of information. Along the way, they are also creating ethical dilemmas...forcing people to confront entirely new rights and responsibilities in their use of information and to reconsider standards of conduct shaped before the advent of computers” (Ethical Issues 2015). Because people use the Internet in their everyday lives, they rely on it to be safe and an accurate means of exchanging information. Due to the fact that criminals have found manners in which to invade our privacy and even go as far as to assume our identities, users/consumers are forced to incorporate maneuvers to