Technology has taken over various systems across the globe today. This has been inspired by the formation of various technological innovations that can be applied and used in controlling and executing common operations in the society. People have embraced the progressions positively by having a transformation into the digital generation that is heavily controlled by technology. Technology increases the efficiency and speed of various processes and thus making life easier. Some of the common applications of the technological innovations include communication and the application of information systems to control and manage processes. However, there are various issues that are associated with the use of the technological innovations. The structural and functional alignment of the innovations and applications makes them vulnerable to a wide range of ethical concerns. To ensure that the technological equipment is used effectively, there is urgent for the control and mitigation of the ethical issues associated with technology (Robert, 2008). There are various strategies that have been implemented towards the management of the ethical concerns. The use of a comprehensive and inclusive approach is the realistic approach that can be used in the management and mitigation of ethical concerns. This can entail the use of both local and international policy, strict technological security measures, and a positive cultural transformation.
The need to have a comprehensive mitigation strategy is inspired by the complex nature of the ethical threats that cannot be effectively managed through the use of one of the approaches. One of the ethical issues that are very sensitive is privacy about the technological applications. The use of the internet in the configuring of the communication platforms has a big risk on the safety of the information that is very sensitive to the organizations. The changing techniques that are used to gain unauthorized access to the information is a big threat to the privacy and confidentiality issues associated with the information and data. In the recent years, the governments and related agencies have passed legislation to ensure that information is safeguarded while in the communication platforms (Luis, 2009). However, these legislations are not an application in other situations because some business entities have their operational protocols guided their policies that limit the application of the rules and regulations. This exposes some of the communication platforms to intrusion and unauthorized access by the use of the loops that exist in the conflicts.
There are various security features that compromise the integrity to confidentiality among organizations. In most situations, companies have policies that require them to collect and store personal information from the employees and store them their organizational databases. Some of the employees are strictly monitored and assessed against the information they provide and the information acquired from the security features in the organizations like the use of cameras. Some of the surveillance and private information collected by the organizations are not handled with sufficient security and thus putting the workers at a higher risk of exposure to outside parties. The major reason to this is because the companies only apply internal standards towards the collection and storage of employee information without serious regard to some issues that may be sensitive to them (Robert, 2008).
Communication is a complex entity within an organization and in the society. There are various technological structures that have come to assist in aiding the speed and efficiency of communication. The recent global security threats have led to the security agencies increasing surveillance on the communication platforms to tap and collect information that may be perceived to threaten the international stability and peace (Ross, 2002). The operation of these security agencies is based on the security protocols and policies that allow them to intercept any form of information in the communication media and then assess for any security threats before acting on it. There are other agencies in the commutation perspective that create and distribute various forms of media into the channels of communication without serious regard to the impact of these security agencies in the society. However, the access and release of some sensitive information from and into the communication channels is usually based on the security measures and policies that are set and executed by the concerned bodies. Serious consideration is not given to the other parties that are affected by the information access and release (Luis, 2009).
Consequently, there is a need for the creation and execution of serious measures towards the control and management of the ethical concerns in the communication and technological innovations. A sure way of achieving this is through the use of a comprehensive approach that includes all the stakeholders towards the acquisition of a lasting solution to the ethical issues (Luis, 2009). The policy formulation and execution agencies must work in collaboration with all the bodies that are likely to be affected to come up with laws and regulations that adhere to the ethical principles associated with handling information. The input of all entities is elemental; as this can contribute towards the inclusive of the measures to avoid the violations. The government agencies should also work in collaboration with the individual companies to have standard security measures regarding the handling of information. The security measures created should also embrace technological creativity to seal all the loops that are used in executing unauthorized access to information. All the users of the technological communication tools have an obligation to promote good ethical standards. This can be achieved through a positive cultural transformation to support the security measures and policies.
- Luis, A.G. “IMS: A Development and Deployment Perspective: The IPhone Toolkit.” New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Press. 2009.
- Robert, Mark. “Technology Today.” 2008. Boston: Cengage. Print.
- Ross, Fredrick. “Introduction to Information Technologies.” 2002. New York: CRC Press. Print.
