The Installation of Spyware on Personal Computer

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Ethics in Information Technology The Installation of Spyware on Personal Computers Ethical issue: The installation of spyware on personal computers. | Stakeholders | (Principle 1)CONFIDENTIALITY | (Principle 2)PUBLICITY | (Principle 3)FINALITY | 1. You | You have the duty to respect privacy of information and action. | You have the duty to take actions based on ethical standards that must be known and recognized by all who are involved. | You do not have the duty to take action that may override the demands of law, religion, and social customs. | 2. Private Parties | They have the duty to respect privacy of information and action. | They make these decisions based on ethical standards that should be recognized by the person installing the spyware. | They assume they have the duty to take action that may override the demands of law, religion, and social customs. | 3. Law Enforcement | They have the duty to respect privacy of information and action. | Law enforcements role is to protect our rights, as such the organizations must take actions based on legal and ethical standards and must notify private parties so they are known by all. | They assume they have the duty to take action that may override the demands of law, religion, and social customs. | This issue was chosen because our freedoms regarding personal privacy continually become blurred by private parties and various law enforcement agencies for what they deem to be the greater good. This presents a plethora of ethical contradictions and violates our rights as citizens of the United States. Is it a violation of your spouse's privacy if you install logging software if you suspect them of cheating? Should law enforcement bend the law in order to protect it? Are there to many loopholes that allow the government to invade our privacy without a warrant? All of these questions are extremely

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