Saturday, April 6, 2013

3. Accountability, Liability and Control


Development information technology also create a new problem relating to the liability and social practices which make individuals and organisation held accountable .A question arises as to who is responsible if a person is injured by a machine which is controlled by software .The various issues related with this phenomenon are discussed below.
Accountability, liability and control raise certain ethical issues .Here it is necessary to find answer to the responsibility, liability and accountability of software companies regarding the use of their software .It is also essential to see the responsibilities and liabilities of users in acquiring and using software and its related consequences.

It also raises some social issues .System failures and consequent damage on information is a usual experience .Hence, to protect the valuable information of individuals and organisations should be encouraged to develop their own back up services .The society is also required to decide whether it can permit network and bulletin boards to post inaccurate and misleading information which will harm many persons.
It raises certain political issues also.Serve conflicts are going on between service providers and users regarding the quality           

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