Ethical Dilemma in Software Development
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The doing ethics technique (DET) is a modus operandi which facilitates an examination of diverse moral problems in changing circumstances. Although it does not pledge that the final consequence would be the best resolution, but it positively aids the individual to ponder in a principled way. So as to ensure that the DET is applied productively, eight questions in the chronology mentioned should be responded to and they are , What is happening, the details and the facts and figures, the various ethical and non-ethical issues, who is effected, ethical problems found out along with the impact, the resolution to embark upon the same, various accessible alternatives and which one is best with rationales (Simpson et al 2003). The video makes it very evident that the project manager in the particular case is acting in an unethical way and thereby putting extraordinary pressure on the project developer by demanding from him to deliver the software within a very short duration and that too without testing the same and without the encryption as well. As per ICT i.e. information and communication technology ethics, the developer of any IT software should ensure that while doing so, he/she is adhering to all the ethical issues. However, the said case makes it clear that the in order to grab further contract from the company, the manager surrenders himself togreed and lust, hence pressurizing the developer of the program to deliver ahead of time as is desired by the company (Raicu, 2016). Hence the said action is unethical on the part of the project manager simply because releasing of any software program wherein encryption and security is absent would basically mean risking the crucial and critical data of millions of people.The end result of such an act is very alarming and can lead to various damaging effects as well. Releasing of a software much before time, in an incomplete state without encryption and testing would man risking the critical data of millions of users in the hands of the potenti0l cyber attackers. Along with the same, the said act would also lead to impacting the goodwill of both the organizations i.e. the company who is demanding an early delivery as well as the project management company who is delivering the said software. The importance of encryption cannot be ignored as it is the only way via which one can secure its data. Taking such a big peril is an immoral act of greater substance, only because it wants to grab further contracts, is basically playing with the personal lives of many who would be using the same. Hence the said launch can cause theft of crucial data, misutilization of the said stolen data, loss of faith and goodwill and also compromising on the secrecy (Schneier, 2016). Last but not the least, ICT professionals cannot let go of the fact that their actions
would have an irreversible impact on the employees, organization as a whole and all those who would be using the said software. Various theories have been put forward by eminent theorists with regards such moral issues associated with ICT. To begin with, first is the ethics of conscience, in which one decided on his own as to what is correct and what is not. As regards the said case study, the project developer and the project manager were not seen standing at the same level simply because the former is of the opinion that it is unethical on the part of his profession to launch any software without proper testing and encryption (Malaj, 2015). The only reason for the said difference in opinion was the conscience which was stopping the project developer from performing such an unethical act. Another theory which counts in this scenario is that of ethical egoism which was showing in the mannerism of the project manager when he was seen pressurising the project developer. As per the said theory, a person would always prefer to act in a manner which would be best suited for satisfying his or her personal interest. Thereby here the project manager in order to grab more work from the organization, hence satisfying his ethical egoism was wanting the project developer to act in an immoral manner (Charlesworth 2009). Unfortunately, if in future any mishaps occur then the said theory would not succeed and the project manager would realise and come to terms to the fact that the project developer was right and his stand was incorrect. Hence these ethical theories put forward by the various ICT professionals makes it very evident that all the professionals should cater to delivering best possible product i.e. it should be protected against all the flaws and that all safeguards should be installed from the beginning. This would be best from the perspective of both the organizations. The particular video being discussed about, makes it very evident that the best solution to the said issue would be that the project developer should make all efforts to complete the project before time by running, testing and ensuring encryption programming as well by employing more professionals or if the same is not possible then the developer should ensure that he personally informs the company about the consequences of such an early launch (Kerstein, 2005). The investors should be made aware of such an event in advance and even after the same, if they insist on the launch, then a written consent should be taken so that the developeris safeguarded. The importance of the encryption should be highlighted and informed in written. The project developer should not surrender itself to the pressure of the manager as it
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