Ethics Case
Case Analysis
1. Summarize the SCENARIOS in the case: Provide a brief (one or two paragraphs) summary.
While malicious hackers are spreading viruses all over the global computer network, advertisers and scam artists are writing programs called spy-ware. Spy-ware is a program that installs themselves on computers to serve up advertising, monitor Web surfing and other computer activities. In return certain spy-ware have what they call ‘key loggers’ that record every tap on the keyboard, and snatch credit card numbers, passwords and then run an online scam towards you the consumer.
And then there is Ad-ware, a type of spy-ware that monitors consumers’ online behavior to find patterns that mark them as a promising target for a particular advertiser or advertisers, and then serve up those ads on their computers as they surf. Intrusion does not lie solely with spy-ware and advertising. Recent developments in other areas of consumer data analysis have raised some concerns. Like supermarkets and pharmacies that have loyalty cards. Because they are now selling their customers’ purchasing records obtained through their loyalty cards programs to life and health insurance companies. Software has long had some of these capabilities. For years, Web sites have installed "cookies" on visitors' computers these are small programs that identify repeat visitors and in some cases can tell marketers which other sites a computer user visits regularly.
And finally you have the Trojan horses these are programs that offer so called free e-mail services or games with a catch, because its computers will search messages for key words and trigger related ads and includes hidden and malicious futures that invade your computer.
2. Identify and classify one or more ETHICAL ISSUE(S). Provide the rationale’ for the classification.
Two of the scenarios listed above that stand out the most for me are, that supermarkets and pharmacies that have loyalty cards that are selling
1. Summarize the SCENARIOS in the case: Provide a brief (one or two paragraphs) summary.
While malicious hackers are spreading viruses all over the global computer network, advertisers and scam artists are writing programs called spy-ware. Spy-ware is a program that installs themselves on computers to serve up advertising, monitor Web surfing and other computer activities. In return certain spy-ware have what they call ‘key loggers’ that record every tap on the keyboard, and snatch credit card numbers, passwords and then run an online scam towards you the consumer.
And then there is Ad-ware, a type of spy-ware that monitors consumers’ online behavior to find patterns that mark them as a promising target for a particular advertiser or advertisers, and then serve up those ads on their computers as they surf. Intrusion does not lie solely with spy-ware and advertising. Recent developments in other areas of consumer data analysis have raised some concerns. Like supermarkets and pharmacies that have loyalty cards. Because they are now selling their customers’ purchasing records obtained through their loyalty cards programs to life and health insurance companies. Software has long had some of these capabilities. For years, Web sites have installed "cookies" on visitors' computers these are small programs that identify repeat visitors and in some cases can tell marketers which other sites a computer user visits regularly.
And finally you have the Trojan horses these are programs that offer so called free e-mail services or games with a catch, because its computers will search messages for key words and trigger related ads and includes hidden and malicious futures that invade your computer.
2. Identify and classify one or more ETHICAL ISSUE(S). Provide the rationale’ for the classification.
Two of the scenarios listed above that stand out the most for me are, that supermarkets and pharmacies that have loyalty cards that are selling