Common Ethical Issues for IT Users

This section discusses a few common ethical issues for IT users . Additional ethical issues will be discussed in future chapters.   Software piracy   Is the illegal copying, disturbing, sharing, selling or use of software, whether intentional or not.      Examples •        Counterfeiting: duplicating and selling unauthorized copies of software. •        Soft lifting: purchasing a single licensed copy of the software and loading it on several machines. •        Hard-disk loading: selling computers pre-loaded with illegal software.      Inappropriate Use of Computing Resources •        Some employees use their computers to surf popular. Websites have nothing to do with their jobs. Particularly in chat rooms , viewing pornographic sites , and playing computer games . These activities eat away at worker productivity and...