...Advances in Information Technology Create Ethical Issues that Drive Congressional Acts Ethics refers to what is morally good or bad, the division of right and wrong. The increase in ethical issues rises as information technology advances. What is unethical is not necessarily illegal. Therefore, congress is forced to set guidelines protecting consumer’s privacy, accuracy of information, the ownership and value of such information and who has access to it. The Electronic Funds Transfer Act of 1978 and the Health Information Portability and Protection Act of 2006 are just two examples of these types of acts. Information technology advances in order to keep up with the demands of the modern world. One such way, is the availability to access money from automated tellers and point of sale terminals. Congress implemented the Electronic Funds Transfer Act in 1978 to establish the basic rights, liabilities and responsibilities of consumers who use electronic funds services and financial institutions who offer those services. (FDIC, 2006). This law protects an individual consumer’s privacy by ensuring the financial institution protects the digital data it is storing and that it does not disseminate that information to the wrong individual. The financial institution must ensure it receives and authentic information from the consumer and accurately transfer the information into the computer system. The ETA also identifies error resolution and limits liability for any unauthorized...
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...Technological advances over the past several decades have drastically changed how we function on a day to day basis. Typewriters and postal mail were sufficient ways to communicate in the past, and now computers and email have taken over and allowed an almost instantaneous line of communication. The technology of the computer has made a major impact on our lives, and will continue to develop in its sophistication, ability and scope. Computers have allowed for significant advances in communication, information technology, and simply how we function in our daily lives. Email, instant messaging, and social networking – just a few advances in computer technology that have vastly changed the way society communicates. With a few keystrokes you could be chatting with someone from the other side of the world. Instead of waiting days for a letter in the mail, email has made it possible to have a conversation via the world wide web while only waiting a few minutes for a response. All of these forms of communication have allowed for further advances in how information travels, consequently making way for development and implementation of information technology. IT (information technology) is one more thing that can be attributed to the computer and the technology it provides. From large corporations to small businesses to home settings, information technology is utilized in our society as a vital resource. Health care systems have implemented seamless information systems to allow...
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...Criteria (Level – based) The following is an outline of the how the Presentations are expected to be conducted depending on the LEVEL. *Credit Course - English Conversation I &II: Begins at Level 3 & 4* (Fall 2012-2 starts Level 3 & 4) Midterm Presentation Grading /Rubric Criteria * Students can use these criteria to help in preparing and organizing their groups’ presentation. * Students are strongly encouraged to follow and fulfill each of the rubric criteria to help them get the best grade on their presentations. | Oral Presentation | Language | Preparedness / Length | Technology / Props / Costumes | Originality / Creativity | | 0 | Cannot communicate ideas. No projection. No preparation. | Language usage is mostly inappropriate | Members are not prepared in advance. | Students have made no effort to use props/costumes/technology to make their presentation more understandable and enjoyable. | Presentation is a rehash of other people's ideas and/or dialog and shows very little attempt at original thought. Presentation does not hold audience attention. | 1 | Difficulty communicating ideas. Poor voice projection. Little preparation or incomplete work. | Language usage is somewhat appropriate; many grammatical errors. | Team is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal effort was lacking. Presentation...
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...Christena Isaac BIS220 4/23/2012 Lauri Figueroa Information Technology Acts Technology has made numerous advances since computers have first come out. With technology advances come better systems and more threats. With today’s new technology society has to be careful of the threats that can happen because a person a computer. Advances in information technology have made it a necessity for Congress to create acts that protect people’s privacy and rights. Technology has made it possible for people to steal other’s identity easily, terrorist attacks, and even threats to our children. With the internet, a person can portray themselves as whoever they want and can pose a threat to children even while they are in school. While children are in school, it has become almost a guarantee that they will use computers for various reasons. One act that Congress implemented was the Children’s Internet Protection Act. The Children’s Internet Protection Act was implemented in 2000 by Congress to regulate children’s use on computers at school. Congress needed to set rules and guidelines that schools must follow in order to gain funding for computers. Some rules were, “The protection measures must block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors)” (Childrens internet protection, 2012). This was necessary because people are able to put anything and everything online for others to...
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...NAME Advances in Information Technology BIS 220 DATE Information technology has made an astounding measure of advancements in the last few decades. Information technology has become a large part of our daily lives from educational uses to entertainment and communication. With the continued advances in technology, new ethical issues arose and created a need for new laws and regulations. The following paper will discuss two separate acts, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Health information technology (IT) is a frequently used system that has improved the quality of health care while preventing medical errors, decreasing paperwork, and reducing healthcare cost just to name a few important aspects. “It is imperative that the privacy and security of electronic health information be ensured as this information is maintained and transmitted electronically” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). Health IT includes the use of computer software to store important health information for patients and gives the ability to share within a secure system. The importance of protection and laws was necessary with this new form of technology because of the ethical issue of possibly placing personal health information into the wrong hands. HIPAA was enacted in 1996 by Congress to ensure security and privacy of patient’s health information because of the new advances in health information...
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...Regulations: An Integral Part in the technology process Jake Barron BIS 220: Introduction to Computer Applications Abstract: Technology is an essential part of everyday life, but with the advances in technology problems with how to regulate certain aspects have arisen. Through certain laws, technology advances but remains safe and regulated. Technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in the business world. From the 1970’s to now, the advancements in this sector have been staggering. Innovation in the area of technology has brought us many amazing things that have made our lives easier and more productive. Through the integration of technology and business the world has become somewhat reliant on these advances. The more reliant we have become, the more susceptible we are to a rapidly growing issue. This issue is crime involving technological advances. There have been laws passed to protect ourselves and these are a couple of examples. Technology has not only played a vital role in communication but it has also played a vital role in commerce and the sharing of information. Digital Data such as music and movies can be purchased at the click of a button, but along with this freedom there lies an internal issue. As easy as it is to purchase, it was just as easy to find the same files free from users who are willing to share. This process of file sharing causes billions of dollars in loss for such intellectual properties. The No Electronic Theft Act (NET Act) was...
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...technological advances of recent decades have changed the way that some sports are played, and has made the overall competition much safer for amateurs and professionals alike. Early days of sports play needed fine-tuning of equipment and rules to become as popular a form of entertainment as they are today. Equally important to sports was the implementation of cutting-edge technology to make the game better for the people that play it. As technology is constantly being updated and outdone by newer, stronger, better, and faster products and materials, sports are no exception to utilizing these advances. From the implementation of new materials in lighter hockey sticks to the customization of wood selections in baseball bats, sports are evolving with technological advances every day. Not only are equipment and safety measures greatly impacted by technological advances, but treatment and therapy garner advances as well. Physicians and sports trainers are implementing new technologies into treatment routines and prehab to allow athletes faster recovery times and greater...
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...The daily use of information technology for personal and business environment has created an innovative effect on people lives. This change has been an important factor for success through everyday life function. The fast growing pace of information technology brought along many ethical issues, like privacy, property, and accuracy, as people began to share their personal data over networks. These major issues brought new laws to defend consumers, for example The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, and the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003 form after Information Technology began to grow so fast creating ethical issues over customers information shared on networks. The new laws Telephone Consumer Protection Act 1991 and Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 were necessary as information technology progress creating ethical issues over the years. References: Introduction to Information Systems: Enabling and Transforming Business, 3rd Edition R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski ©2011 Advances in information technology (IT) are meant to improve various aspects of life. Unfortunately, IT advances are resulting in a growing amount of ethical issues. The major ethical issues associated with IT advancements are privacy, property, accuracy, and ease of access to sensitive information. Privacy can easily be breached when information is stored in databases and shared over networks. Ethical issues due to advances in IT call for the creation of new acts to...
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...Discussion Board 3 Kevin Monahan Liberty University Dr. Katy Henry November 23, 2014 What fuels technology growth and is this growth global or is it isolated to a few countries. By today's standards, the answer would be people who have a strong, sincere desire and those with the ability to benefit from the speed and evolution in technology advances. It could be business, government or private industry. "The dominant feature of technology is change and then more change." (Lawrence, Weber 2014) Although, even poor poverty stricken countries can gain enormously from technology advances, social networking and sharing of information such as a remote area that doesn't have the means to get clean water, medicine, food or supplies. Government, private investment firms and business investors all have a vested interest in see the advances of technology such as the internet as it continues to expand to all corners of the globe. According to the Office of Management and Budget, "The Federal Government largely has missed out on that transformation due to poor management of technology investments." (OMB, 2014) What is interesting to know is that our government is behind in the advances of technology partly due to the outdated and mundane process of purchasing, deployment and setup of computer systems. One reason for this is that company/vendors that apply or bid on government contracts look to cash in on the governments big bucks and then line their pockets as well...
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...Information Technology is an industry where you would store, retreive, send, and protect information from, many places use the source such as: bussiness, homes, hospitals,etc. These Acts have been around since the 1960's and has updated since, with the new technology systems. Information Technology has taken a toll since it' creation, becoming the most powerful among employers. In furter detail, I will discusss two paticular acts that have advanced in Informtion Technology. The Children's Internet Protection Act, is one of the few that have advanced in this industry. The CIPA is a law passed by Congress and it was signed into office by one of our late Presidents Bill Clinton, in 2000. CIPA is basically a law that protects children from inappropiate web cites, using filters and protecting children from harmful online pornography, lyrics, pictures, etc. in order to obtain federal funding ; this is a way to control what our students are doing with their free time on the web. However, most families with internet access at home have parental control set to monitor thei child's browsing, as for local schools and libraries they have installed privacy protection act that is implemented by the E-rate discounts. Many advances were made within Information Technology that resulted in new ethical issues among the creation of the CIPA. Due to the advances made in Information Technology, we are now able to monitor these thing and the behavior. Some advances were new software programming...
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...Abstract Technological advances have affected the definition of the right to privacy more than any other right provided for under the Constitution. Technological advances have triggered many privacy right cases imputing infringement of Fourth Amendment rights. Many of these types of privacy infringement cases involve, among others, wire-tapping, internet-tapping and other cyber crimes. The Fourth Amendment essentially protects the privacy of individuals from unwarranted govermental intrusion. This paper compares and contrast public safety versus civil rights issues based on the impact of technological advances on individual privacy rights. Lost in the Matrix Introduction Technological advances have created ground-breaking ways in which individual privacy can be infringed upon. These innovative technological advances have, among other novel affects, increased the ability to gather and share information. This increased ability has nearly made it impossible to retain privacy. Database systems have become so advanced that much more information can be stored on these databases worldwide leaving individuals with no method of knowing or controlling what type of information about themselves are being accessed. Information privacy has become a major privacy rights issue in the criminal justice system. This paper compares and contrast public safety versus civil rights issues based on the impact of technological advances on individual privacy rights. Privacy Rights Laws ...
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...Essay June 2013 Technology and Social behavior. When human beings are supposed to be free by nature, the truth is that we possess an obvious tendency to live under certain regimes that mark us and define us throughout our lives. We are creating in our own environment some features that enslave us but we are curiously interested to maintain. The essay is to support the idea that men,from birth, is victim of a consecutive series of technological regimes that has as a result an impact on society. It is a fact that technology has contributed tremendously to the development of society until this days. From the creation of devices, to detect several illness and other medical conditions, to products that will simplify our life at work and home. Two important questions to ask ourselves are: how are we being shaped by technology in society? And, how we are influencing technology? When analyzing the impacts on both sides we find many factors that influence are being influenced by its progress. Some of them are science, communication, information, education, medicine, in to others. When analyzing technological impact, a major contributor is ICT (Information and communications technology). According to Britanica Encyclopedia ICT are provided by computational tools and computer that process, store, synthesize, and present information retrieved represented in the most varied forms. It is a set of tools, supports and channels for the treatment and access to information. Constitute new media...
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...Information Technology Acts Liriaxis Marie Gonzalez BIS/220 June 25, 2013 Nnamdi Osakwe Information Technology Acts Technology has advanced greatly in the recent years. The internet has made it is easy for people to get any information they want, which in return presents danger to minors. This advance in technology has opened new issues that need to be addressed. Children depend on adults to protect them from any harm and as a result government passed acts to prevent child abuse on the internet. The two acts being discussed in this paper are the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 and the Children’s Online Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998. Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law which was passed by Congress to prevent children from viewing the offensive or harmful content over the Internet ("FCC", 2013). CIPA regulates the schools and all public libraries. It makes it mandatory to filter all its computers to stop children from accessing sites that are not appropriate. ("FCC", 2013). The (CIPA) was passed in December 2000 and its main priority is to protect children’s innocent eyes from child pornography and other dangers of the internet. CIPA does not require a certain kind of filter system, but rather to make sure schools and libraries have some sort of filters to prevent such activities. There are online predators, inappropriate chat rooms, and sexual content that children are at risk for if...
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...Advance Health Informatics Health Informatics is the acquisition, management, and use of information in health. Health Informatics enhances the quality and efficiency of medical care. Health care is essential to the progress and development of the world. Professionals such as biomedical engineers, doctors, and medical insurers use health informatics systems to collect, process and share information about diseases, patient records, and new medical systems. Advances in technology have made it such a necessity to keep up with most recent record systems to enable seamless sharing of information between organizations. Although, in poorer countries where modern informatics health systems are not readily available, sharing of new technologies within organizations can prove difficult. Larger populations live in poorer regions and more health problems are face in these regions and are extremely difficult to solve because of the imbalance of technologies around the world. Even in our society, which is considered relatively more advanced, than the less developed regions of the world, advance health informatics systems are somewhat difficult to come by because of the cost of procuring such systems and making it readily available to the general population. Another challenge present is the competitive nature of research and development. Researchers are always inventing new information systems and technologies that may not be compatible with each other. In their quest to outdo one another...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper Advances in technology made it possible to obtain almost any information needed by accessing the World Wide Web. These advances have also paved the way for predators and unwarranted solicitors to retrieve private information. Most homes are either equipped with or have access to a computer and Internet. This technology used to be reserved for the government and businesses but is readily available for the individual consumer. The advances have not only made it possible to access information at home but also encourage teenagers and younger children to participate in gathering information via the Internet. Access to the web by children led to the enactment of laws such as the Children Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). These acts were implemented as a security method to aid in the protection of minors. Some websites containing nudity, online pornography, and other explicit content are banned from exploiting children. Children are viewed as easy victims to trick into providing private information or soliciting monetary compensation for obscene content. Because of this perception, additional laws are necessary to protect children when in comes to information technology. CIPA places restrictions on schools and libraries such as limiting the support of federal funding if certain requirements are not adhered. This act was signed by former President Bill Clinton in December 21, 2000. The design...
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