COMMERCE 2KA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Canadian Information Processing Society, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Bar Association

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 2KA3
• Professor: A L I R M O N T A Z E M I

Document Summary

Chapter 4: social, ethical, and legal issues in the digital firm. In today"s current legal environment, managers who violate the law and are convicted will most likely spend time in prison. System quality: what standards of data and system quality should we demand to protect individual rights and the safety of society. Profiling: the use of computers to combine data from multiple sources and create electronic dossiers of detailed information on individuals. Nonobvious relationship awareness (nora): a new data analysis technology that has given the government and the private sector even more powerful profiling capabilities. Nora can take information about people form many disparate sources, such as employment applications, telephone records, customer listings, and wanted lists, and correlate relationships to find obscure hidden connections that might help identify criminals or terrorists. Responsibility: means that you accept the potential costs, duties, and obligations for the decisions you make.