Ethical Issues in Information System in UAE

Ethical Issues in
Information System in UAE
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Introduction
 Information system is a formal and socio
technical system that helps in different
activities of information.
 There are several technologies that have
involved IS, such as big data.
 The technology of big data is often used in
an electronic commerce company to reduce
their existing issues related to data
management (Akter & Wamba, 2016).

Ethical Issues raised by the Big
Data in E-Commerce
There are few ethical issues that are present as per 5 moral
dimensions. These 5 moral dimensions in popular UAE based e-
commerce company are:
 Information Right and Obligation.
 Property Right and Obligation.
 Accountability and Control.
 Quality of the System.
 Quality of Life.

Ethical Issues Contd..
The major ethical issues that are common
for big data in an e-commerce company
are as follows:
 Lack of Transparency in Transactions.
 Lack of Privacy of Data.
 Data Ownership (Fan, Lau & Zhao, 2015).
 Taking Consent for using Data.
 Openness of Data.

Examples of Five Moral Dimensions in
UAE Information Rights and Obligations: UAE
government has included different consumer rights
and authorities for e-commerce companies.
 Property Rights and Obligations: The property
rights allow the customers to secure their confidential
data successfully though legal help.
 Accountability and Control: The accountability and
control of the transactions is being maintained
properly in UAE (Laudon & Traver, 2016).
 System Quality: The quality of systems is
maintained for ensuring that UAE is reducing the
chance of data loss and theft.
 Quality of Life: UAE government has also ensured
that the products are sustainable.

Discussion for reducing Ethical Issues in Big
Data within E-Commerce
The ethical issues in big data for e-commerce companies
could be eradicated after executing a proper process and
this process is as follows:
 Identification of the Issue: The respective ethical
issue in the business is required to be identified properly
for taking suitable actions.
 Gathering Relevant Data: The second step is to gather
relevant data regarding data management progress.
 Understanding the Issue: The issue is to be
understood properly for proper execution of process.

Discussion Contd..
 Identification of Resources: The organizational
resources are required to be identified properly, so that
the management is able to take proper steps.
 Identification of People having Power and
Control: Different people are also needed to be
identified with power and control.
 Making a List of Possible Actions with their
Consequences: A specific list of actions is to be made
for understanding the positive and negative
consequences (Suguna, Vithya & Eunaicy, 2016).
 Making a Plan for Ethically Meeting the
Requirements: The requirements are to be met
properly and ethically.

Conclusion
Therefore, it can be concluded that big
data is a significant and important
technology in e-commerce companies in
UAE.
Different ethical issues are identified for
an e-commerce company, so that better
effectiveness is gained.

References
Akter, S., & Wamba, S. F. (2016). Big data analytics in E-
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Fan, S., Lau, R. Y., & Zhao, J. L. (2015). Demystifying big
data analytics for business intelligence through the lens
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Laudon, K. C., & Traver, C. G. (2016). E-commerce:
business, technology, society.
Suguna, S., Vithya, M., & Eunaicy, J. C. (2016, August).
Big data analysis in e-commerce system using
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