Ethics in IT

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Part- a...............................................................................................................................................2
Part –b..............................................................................................................................................3
Part –c..............................................................................................................................................4
Part –d..............................................................................................................................................5
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Ethics in IT 2
Part- a
OZ Dispatch is a well-known company in marketplace. They collect personal information of
their customers to deliver their orders. They are generally using a registration form, which is
used to collect this information, such as contact numbers, addresses, e-mail-id and payment
details. Therefore, it is an important responsibility to secure their personal information from any
data breaches. It is a moral duty of all the staff members that they secure and safe the
information of their customers. Ethics are important for an organization to make their reputation
in market. All staff members can access the database of OZ Dispatch and get customers
information to deliver packet. The delivery staff members are responsible to secure customer’s
personal information because it is sensitive and confidential. Data breaches can be possible for
personal benefits from internal sources, such as staff members. According to (LEE, et al., 2016),
delivery staff should follow the ethical framework of business and do not share customers
information to anyone for their personal benefits.
There are different types of ethics based on their culture, such as business ethics, personal ethics,
and virtue ethics. Therefore, it is necessary to follow business ethic by delivery staff of OZ
Dispatch (Mason, 2017). Based on (McDermid, 2008), government is strict about the rule and
regulations of data security. Information Communication and Technology (ICT) is highly used in
business to take competitive advantage and save cost and money (McDermid, 2015).
In business, ethics matter a lot, because reputation is cannot earn from money. Therefore, it is
necessary to make trust between their customers, suppliers, and stakeholders. It affects the
performance of the employees and organization. OZ Dispatch is not having an information
management system. Therefore, it is a tough job to manage customer’s personal information in a
personal computer system or on the web without any security system (Meredith , 2018).
According to ( Norén, 2016), ethics are beneficial to make a good image in front of their
customers. In present era, Information Technology (IT) is highly used in the different business
processes. Therefore, it is necessary to secure them from internal and external threats and
vulnerabilities. Delivery staff should follow the ethics and secure personal information of tier
customer from other persons, which can use that information for their personal benefits. It is also