Question

Shelli runs a small boutique in Tel Aviv. She only has two part time employees and keeps all of their information (social security number, payroll deductions, etc.) in a Word document on her laptop. The file is password protected. Which ethical issue is Shelli considering?

Answer 1

Accessibility to information

Step-by-step explanation:

The ethical issues in Information System are :

• accessibility of information
• accuracy of the information
• ownership of the information
• employees health and safety

Accessibility to information is the access to the important data and sensitive information of any individual without the consent or the permission of the person.

In the given context, Shelli who runs a boutique, keeps all the information of her two employees in a password protected word document file in her laptop. By doing this, Shelli is raising or considering the ethical issue of "Accessibility to information" which is not ethical to access anybody's information with out their prior permission.

Hence the answer is --

Accessibility to information