Information Technology Acts
As Information Technology advances on a daily basis major ethical issues arise along with it. Information technology improves ways of communication in both business settings, and personal life settings.
Information technology advances are resulting to major ethical issues which include: easy access to sensitive information, and privacy (Vandenbosch, 2004). The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 and the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003 are acts that were created as direct results of information technology advancements.
I believe the advancement of communicational devices has created new ethical issues for the society which necessitated the creation of both the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, and the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003. Both acts prohibit blocked unsolicited advertising via communicational devices.
Getting a phone call at odd hours from a telemarketer can be very annoying; this is one of the ethical issues that came up. It is unethical to call someone to try and sell something they are not interested in, and to make matters worse you get the phone call around 6.00 AM in the morning or at 10.00 PM. Despite wanting to advertise or sell to consumers; this is not ethical. Consumers are protected from receiving unwanted phone calls from telemarketers. The Telephone Consumer Act was implemented to stop the telemarketers and to regulate the selling of personal information, and to restrict calling residential homes between the hours of 8.00 AM and 9.00 PM. The Do Not Call Implementation Act gives consumers the choice to be on the no call list, and the telemarketers must set the consumers on that no call list (Vandenbosch, 2004).
These acts also prevent companies from sharing consumer information among themselves in the name of advertisement and sales. It can become very nuisance receiving phone calls, and a consumer is not even interested in the product the telemarketer is selling.
Since 1991, congress has approved at least four laws that address telemarketing, due to concerns raised by consumers; the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the Do Not Call Implementation Act are one of these laws that were passed (Vandenbosch, 2004).
In conclusion, communicating devices will continue to improve in the future but at least these laws prevent consumers from being the victims of technology advancement.

Reference (Vandenbosch, 2004) Vandenbosch, M. (2004, March). One Ringy-Dingy Too Many? New Developments Designed to Reduced Unwanted Phone Calls. Retrieved from http://leg.mt.gov