Ethics in It Industry

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ETHICS IN IT INDUSTRYBY

SYAM MOHAN


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ETHICS

Derived from the Greek word ethos, which

means custom, habit, and way of living

Definition: "the discipline and practice of

applying value to human behavior, resulting

in meaningful conduct.


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Cont..

Professional Ethics: concerns one's conduct ofbehavior and practice when carrying out professional

work, e.g., consulting, researching, teaching andwriting.

Acomputing professional must understand

Cultural, social, legal, and ethical issues in computing.

Responsibility and possible consequences of failure.


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Computer ethics

Computer ethics definedas the application ofclassical ethical principles to the use of computer

technology.


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TheTen Commandments of computer ethics have

been defined by the Computer Ethics Institute. 1)Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other

people.

2)Thou shalt not interfere with other people'scomputer work.

3)Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.

4)Thou shalt not use a computer to steal. 5)Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false

witness.


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What is Computer Virus?

Computer viruses are small software programs that

are designed to spread from one computer to another

and to interfere with computer operation. the term "computer virus" is sometimes used as a

catch-all phrase to include all types of malware

Eg : computer worms , trojan horses etc


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Steps to help avoid Viruses

e-mail attachment from someone you don't

know Use an Internet firewall,

Subscribe to industry standard antivirussoftware,

Scan each and every attachment


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Reselling Media

Downloading from a website

Taping songs

Buying a used book or CD

Watching broadcast television but skippingcommercials

What is PIRACY???????


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Types of software PIRACY

End User Piracy

Client Server Piracy

Internet Piracy

Hard-Disk Piracy

Software Counterfeiting


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Client-Server Piracy

This type of piracy occurs when too many employees

on a network are using a central copy of a program at

the same time.


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Internet piracy

This occurs when software is downloaded from the

InternetThe same purchasing rules should apply to

online software purchase as for those bought intraditional ways.

Pirate website

Unauthorized transfer of copyrighted program


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Hard-Disk Loading

This occurs when a business who sells new computers

loads illegal copies of software onto the hard disks to

make the purchase of the machines more attractive.


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Software Counterfeiting

This type of piracy is the illegal duplication and sale

of copyrighted material with the intent of directly

imitating the copyrighted product


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HACKER

Some one who bypasses the systems access controlsby taking advantage of security weaknesses left in

the system by developers .


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What HACKER do???????

SYSTEM

Access confidential information

Threaten someone from YOUR computerBroadcast your confidential letters or materials .

Store illegal material


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Advantage of Hacking

To determine problem and weakness for program

Creation of firewall

Useful for military purpose and spying Better computer security


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ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE OF IT-ITES

INDUSTRYUnethical practices can be categorized on the basis of

1.privacy

2. Information handling

3. Dealing with intellectual property rights

4. Working culture and environment in theorganization


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The unethical practices categorized above can be carried out

by

1. IT/ITESorganizations towards their clients/customers2. IT/ITESorganizations towards their employees

3. Employees of IT/ITESorganization towards their

organizations

4. Employees of IT/ITESorganization towards their clients

5. IT/ITESOrganizations/employees together with their

clients/customers harming other stake holders


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Privacy- four states

Solitude - an individuals desire to be left alone.

away from outside interference.

Intimacy - the state of privacy one wants to enjoyfrom the outside world.

Anonymity - a person's wish to be free from

external surveillance. Reserve - an individuals' desire to control

information about himself.


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Some practices affecting the privacy

cookies :An HTTP cookie is data stored on a user'scomputer that assists in automated access to websites orweb features, or other state information required in

complex web sites. It may also be used for user-trackingby storing special usage history data in a cookie

Some web-oriented marketing-research organizations mayuse this practice legitimately, for example: in order toconstruct profiles of 'typical Internet users'. Suchprofiles, which describe average trends of large groups ofInternet users rather than of actual individuals, can thenprove useful for market analysis


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CONTD

Photographs on internet

Today many people have digital cameras and post theirphotos online. The people depicted in these photos

might not want to have them appear on the Internet.


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Cont.

Internet service providers

Internet users obtain Internet access through an

Internet service provider (ISP).All data transmittedto and from users must pass through the ISP. Thus,

an ISP has the potential to observe users' activities

on the Internet.


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Contd

Data logging

Many programs and operating systems are set up to

perform data logging of usage. This may includerecording times when the computer is in use, or which

web sites are visited. If a third party has sufficient

access to the computer, legitimately or not, the user's

privacy may be compromised. This could be avoidedby disabling logging, or by clearing logs regularly.


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Information security

1) employees at the lower level showing scant respect tothe information security process.

Eg: employees sharing passwords with their colleagueseven though they are not allowed to do that

2)At call centres operators force the customers to part

their personal information even if it is not necessary.

3)sharing of confidential information about clients andcustomers with unauthorized persons


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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Software piracy is one of the major issues causing hugelosses to the ITindustry.

Some of the ITcompanies itself use pirated software.

Small companies buy only 1 license and install in manycomputers. some single license agreement allowsinstallation of a particular software in 2 computersprovided it is used by a single user. It is for helpingpeople working from different locations.

illegal use of intellectual properties like algorithms,source code.some times these valuable information can bepassed to the competitors by the employees.


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Work culture and environment

Employees wasting companies resources and time by browsingthe internet for non business purposes ,sending frivolousmails , gaming etc. This can lead to claiming overtimecompensation, which is not required to complete the task.

Another issue is employee attrition.Young people with focuson making money or growing in designations at a high pace,resort to job hopping.

The young employees in the ITcompany claim allowances likehouse rent and medical bills with fraudulent bills to getincome tax exemption.


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ITcompanies compete among themselves for employees. Poachingemployees from the competitors is quite common in ITindustry. Eventhough this is not illegal it has set an unprofessional culture in theindustry and employees do not have any remorse in leaving in middle

of their commitments. Companies resort to various means for retaining the employees and

some of the methods are unethical. Some of them are

1. Full salary offered during recruitment is not paid. Instead aportion is withheld within the company and will be paid once theemployee completes a stipulated period of time.

2. Signing of bond from the employees for a stipulated period of time,which takes away a persons right to choose a better career.


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3. Long hours of work are common in ITindustries.Aggressive biddingof completion time by the companies to their customers that result inunrealistic estimations and plans.

4. Monitoring the employees without informing them. In the name ofinformation security, some companies scan the e-mails of theemployees or plant spying programs. This amounts to a breach ofprivacy of the employees.

5. ITcompanies have brought in world class infrastructure to Indiabut still the working conditions are not ergonomic.Video operatorsdistress syndrome, cumulative trauma disorder and carpal tunnelsyndrome due to repetitive stress on hands/wrists are some of thecommon work related disorders in ITsector.


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Cyber crimes

HACKING

SPAM

VIRUSDISSEMINATION

SOFTWARE PIRACY PORNOGRAPHY

IRC Crime

NETEXTORTION

PHISHING

SPOOFING CYBERSTALKING

CYBER DEFAMATION

SALAMIATTACK

CREDITCARD FRAUD


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