Paper B1-Privacy-Related Matrix (12%)
This assignment gives you an opportunity to analyze a key IT-related organizational ethical
privacy issue subject to relevant laws, regulations, and policies. Both of the following sites
provide sources and an excellent backdrop for issues relating to privacy protection and the law.
See EPIC Report – at: http://epic.org/reports/ See List on left: HOT POLICY ISSUES
and/or: https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy [see list at right on this page]
This includes sub-topics discussing information privacy, privacy laws, applications and court
rulings (case law is usually an extension of the basic law based on the facts from specific cases
and real-world court decisions), and key privacy and anonymity issues. While the sites provide
many interesting topics, be sure to focus on our class IT topics.
1. Use the template below and the list of suggested workforce privacy topics from one of
the sites above to produce a matrix to map a key organizational ethical issue and how this
issue is affected by laws, regulations, and policies.
Use the list of normative ethics below to help you complete the matrix. Choose any three
(only three) of the following list of twelve (12) principles of normative ethics described
below.
2. Prepare the Ethical Dilemma matrix and include the following explanation—doublespace your narrative—below the matrix:
a. Why I chose the dilemma;
b. Why I chose the three principles; and
c. An analysis of the research used to identify the actions in the matrix.
The completed matrix allows you to weigh the different issues involved and assign a rank
as to the importance of the actions based on the effect on the stakeholders.
3. Submit the matrix for grading in your Assignments Folder.
4. Indicate appropriate APA reference citations for all sources. In addition to critical
thinking and analysis skills, your assignment should reflect appropriate grammar and
spelling, good organization, and proper business-writing style.
This assignment is directly related to Paper-B2 below. The issue identified in this
assignment will be used in B 2 Assignment. Make sure you read the B2 assignment
below so that you understand the relationship prior to starting B1.
Normative Ethics List
Autonomy: the duty to maximize the individual's right to make his or her own decisions.
Beneficence: the duty to do good both individually and for all.
Confidentiality: the duty to respect privacy of information and action.
Equality: the duty to view all people as moral equals.
Finality: the duty to take action that may override the demands of law, religion, and social
customs.
Justice: the duty to treat all fairly, distributing the risks and benefits equally.
Non-maleficence: the duty to cause no harm, both individually and for all.
Understanding/Tolerance: the duty to understand and to accept other view points if reason
dictates doing so is warranted.
Publicity: the duty to take actions based on ethical standards that must be known and recognized
by all who are involved.
Respect for persons: the duty to honor others, their rights, and their responsibilities. Showing
respect others implies that we do not treat them as a mere means to our end.
Universality: the duty to take actions that hold for everyone, regardless of time, place, or people
involved. This concept is similar to the Categorical Imperative.
Veracity: the duty to tell the truth.
Ethical Dilemma Matrix:
Ethical dilemma:
Stakeholders
1
2
3
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Step 1: Identify the ethical dilemma based on one of the broad categories identified. An example
(following here) might be to falsify your personal profile in a social networking site.
Step 2: Identify the stakeholders involved. You, someone who reads your personal profile in a
social network site, potential employers, etc. Be sure that each stakeholder category is unique
and not similar to another category you use.
Step 3: Choose any three of the principles that might apply such as autonomy, publicity, and
veracity.
Step 4: identify how the dilemma affect each stakeholder based on the principles you identified.
Put this statement in the matrix next to the stakeholder.
See example, next page-
For example:
Ethical dilemma: falsifying your profile on a social networking site
Stakeholders
Autonomy
Publicity
Veracity
1: You
You have the duty
to maximize the
right to make your
own decisions.
You have the duty
You have the duty to
to take actions based tell the truth
on ethical standards
that must be known
and recognized by
all who are
involved.
2:Other users of
the networking
site
They have the duty They make these
to make their own decisions based on
decisions
ethical standards
that should be
recognized by the
person falsifying
their profile
They assume that the
person falsifying the
profile has the duty to
tell the truth.
3: The social
networking site
The autonomy of
the site is limited
by law (Goldman,
2007)
As providers of
content the site must
conform to the laws
regarding truth or be
held responsible for
legal issues as
defamation (making
harmful false
statements about
someone else) or
copyright
infringement.
(Goldman, 2007)
Users of social
networking sites are
content publishers,
as such the site must
take actions based
on legal and ethical
standards and must
notify users of these
standards so they are
known by all.
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Goldman, E. (May, 2007). Social Networking Sites and the Law. Retrieved from
http://www.ericgoldman.org/Resources/socialnetworkingsitesandthelaw.pdf
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