• As stated in Chapter 4, Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems, modern society is just beginning to address the ethical issues and dilemmas raised by technological advances such as the Internet and World Wide Web. The chapter also emphasizes the difficulty in measuring one persons ethics against another persons desire to make money. It's also mentioned that even though the U.S. government has passed laws to control criminal behavior and ethical issues associated with the Internet, the ever-changing technology associated with the information age makes this an ongoing challenge.
• Discuss the personal and professional implications of so much individual data being gathered, stored, and sold. Should businesses be allowed to gather as much as they want? Should individuals have more control over their data that are gathered?
• Briefly describe your Internet Service Providers e-mail usage policy. If you are on campus, your school should have a usage policy. Alternatively, check the privacy policy of popular social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube or Twitter.
• Describe how your quality of life has improved or declined with the technological advances in the last five years.
• How do you think our government should handle the political issue of Internet decency and access limitations?
• To what extent should Internet Service Providers be held liable and accountable for the use of their equipment?