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PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY1
1. Implications of Kill switches
It is known or hidden feature of hardware platform or software application which
allows device or application in shutting down in case of emergency, without need in
going through normal procedure of shut down. As known feature, this is fall back in
emergency case, where functioning of device or application should be closed with
immediately, even if it would result in extreme or some damage to device or application.
As hidden feature, designer uses kill switch for rendering non-functional system under
specific conditions or circumstances (Oravec, 2017). There are dangerous implications
for this feature for security of homeland. Camera surveillance sensors’ section might be
killed by kill switch’s designer, prior to activity of alert induction by the associates. Once
it is killed, there is no other option for reviving the system except invasive repairs.
These kill switches should be wired or programmed at design stage, for the
feature is inserted usually with knowledge of manufacturer or by manufacturer, hence
detection is not possible. If there is suspect of system harboring kill switch, every user
could replace this with functionally same system (Nyce, 2019). On railways, emergency
stop is there in order for bringing train to stop immediately. It takes either when red
signal is crossed by train and driver failed in responding to warnings or manual activation
of emergency stop such as button pushed on train for starting emergency stop.
2. Ethics
Ethics is philosophy’s branch which consists of defending, systematizing as well
as recommending concepts for wrong and right conduct. Ethics’ field with concerns
value’s matters, aesthetics and comprises philosophy’s branch. Ethics seeks in resolving
human morality’s questions like evil and good, wrong and right, vice and virtue, crime