Presentation: Ethical Issues in Information Technology & Society

This presentation delves into the ethical considerations surrounding Information Technology (IT) and social networking. It defines IT and social networking, highlighting their operations and benefits while focusing on critical ethical issues such as threats to privacy, data leakage, and identity theft. The presentation discusses the pervasive use of social networking, especially among youth, and the associated risks of unauthorized data access. It also addresses the negative societal impacts, including social division and manipulated decision-making. Furthermore, the presentation outlines measures society can undertake to mitigate these issues, such as monitoring online activities, restricting content sharing, and educating children about online safety. It concludes by addressing the challenges faced by IT professionals, including loss of productivity, data leakage threats, and unauthorized access to financial data. The document includes a comprehensive list of references.

Assessment 1 – Presentation on
Society Ethical Issues in
Information Technology

Introduction
Defining the concepts and aspects of Information Technology
and Social Networking.
To identify and discuss the operations of Social Networking
Advantages and Benefits form the Application of Social
Networking
The assignment will also provide insights on ethical issues of
Social Networking
The measures undertaken by society in the future.
Challenges faced by information systems professionals

Information Technology and Social
Networking.
• The application of smart computers and kind in order
to retrieve, store, develop, adapt and manipulate the
data.
• The concepts are considered as a subset of Information
and Communitarian Technology.
• The aspects of Information Technology apply the
techniques of Automation Software and Artificial
Intelligence in order to accomplish the desired goals
and objectives.
Information
Technology
•Social networking refers to the use age of application and
dedicated social media platforms and websites in order to
build social relation and networks of an individual.
• The interest areas on which the concepts of social
networking are developed are personal or career interest,
activities, backgrounds and real life connections.
•Social networking enables an individual to create a social
network through the application of information technology
in the face of websites and applications.
Social
Networking

Operations of Social Networking
It Operates with the application of various techniques and advancements in the field of information and
communication technology and the information technology.
Social Networking requires an individual or a business organisation representative firstly to set up the
webpage or create an account on the platforms provided by different social networking websites and
applications.
After creating or signing up the social networking account on the desired platform the individual is
required to proceed with connecting and interacting with the individuals and other users depicting the
similar nature, interests, career fields, tastes etc.
Artificial intelligence refers to the intelligence systems and software developed to provide with decision
making with the aid of computer systems and artificial intelligence. It restricts or reduces the need for
human intelligence and automates various decisions and operational functions in the systems.
The application of information technology and communication is also deployed in order to provide with
the required service and fulfil the objectives of using social networking in the business or the personal
preferences and reasons of an individual.

Advantages and Benefits from the
Application of Social Networking
Individuals are provided with a platform to express and demonstrate their personal
information, experiences, feelings, emotions and knowledge etc. to a wider public
platform. Demonstrating personal experience and feelings to a wider area of audience
creates a sense of accomplishment and achievement for certain sections of the society.
The users of social networking are also enabled to share their personal information and
professional accomplishments with their friends, family and extended contacts.
Various celebrities and famous personalities have been identified from the roots of social
media networking. The users post with their information, interests, career
responsibilities, area of interested activities and future perspective. This enables to
acclaim the desired attention and receive the response or appreciation for certain
achievements and success.
Social networking also provides with opportunities to diversify the business operations
and trade. With the application of social networking platforms such as Facebook and
Instagram people commence business and trade operations.
Social networking provides with various benefits and advantages for the individuals,
business entities, governance purposes, and risk and security services etc.

Ethical Issues of Social Networking
Threat to Privacy Inappropriate use
of free speech
Identify Theft Data Leakage

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Threat to Privacy
•Almost 86% of the teenagers
and the youth in global
population are actively using the
tools and platforms of social
networking.
• The threat to privacy refers to
unauthorized access of a third
party to the published
information and data about an
individual.
• Privacy invasion is often
reported by various users of the
social networking websites,
applications and platforms.
Data Leakage
• The online or social media
platforms generate various data
and information by collecting the
information provided by millions
and billions of users.
• This information is than reduced
in order to form various decisions
for various ancillary business
processes and functions.
• The social media platforms
provides with a gateway to access
the information solemnly to
breach the personal information
and data.
Identify Theft
• Identify theft is undertaken by the
acts of depicted a wrongful
impression of an individual or a
representative of a business
identify in order to satisfy
unethical and personal goals and
objectives.
• It is considered as a criminal act
to impersonate a false identity and
results in sever losses and
consequences for the users of
social networks.

Negative Impact
It impacts the social
unity and the
segregates the
societies and
communities on
various forms.
Multinational
organizations have
observed sever data
theft and misuse that
has caused bad
publicity and
reduced business
reputation.
Manipulate the
decisions making
factors and
influences the
society in a greater
manner.

Measures undertaken by society in the future
Monitoring
Online
Activities
Parents must
monitor and regulate
the online activities
of their children.
Parents must educate
children and
teenagers about the
negative impact on
privacy.
Restricting the
content sharing
The content shared
on the online
platforms must be
monitored.
Blocking of
unethical and adult
content on the
internet by the
parents.
Undue
Exposure
Undue exposure
must be restricted to
limit the negative
impacts.
Further parents must
discuss the
information and
channels followed
by the children.

Challenges faced by information systems
professionals
Threat of
data leakage
and privacy
invasions
Misuse of the
services and
resources provided
by the employer
Loss of
Productivity and
Employee
Efficiency Unauthorized
access to the
organization
imminent and
importance
financial data and
information.

Conclusion
Social Networking has majorly consumed up the
lifestyles and activities of the individuals today.
It provides with various benefits for the
individuals and the business organizations.
Concurrently it has various ethical issue and
disadvantages with its application.

References
• Gloor, P.A., Woerner, S.L., Schoder, D., Fischbach, K. and
Colladon, A.F. (2016). Size Does Not Matter–In the Virtual
World. Comparing Online Social Networking Behavior with
Business Success of Entrepreneurs. International Journal of
Entrepreneurial Venturing.
• Laroche, M., Habibi, M.R. and Richard, M.O. (2013). To be or
not to be in social media: How brand loyalty is affected by social
media?. International Journal of Information
Management, 33(1), pp.76-82.
• Okazaki, S. and Taylor, C.R. (2013). Social media and
international advertising: theoretical challenges and future
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