Ethical Issues in Information Technology

Other set of issues that has emerged in recent times involves information technology. Among the specific questions in this area are individual potential abuse of information technology rights to privacy and the by individual. Indeed, online privacy has become a hot topic, as companies sort out the ethical and management issues. Double-Click, an online advertising network, is one of the privacy storm.  The company has collected data on the habits of millions of web surfers, recording which sites they visit and which ads they click on. Double-click insists the profile are anonymous and are used to better match surfers with appropriate ads. However, after the company announced a plan to add names and addresses to its database, it was forced to back down because of public concerns over invasion of online privacy.

            Double-click is not the only firm-gathering personal data about people’s Internet activities' people who register Yahoo are asked to list date of birth, among other details. Amazon.com, eBay, and other site also for personal information. As Internet usage increases, however surveys show that people are troubled by the amount of information being collected and who gets to see it.