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Information Technology
IT Ethics and Wiretapping
In "Wiretapping, Whistle Blowing and it Ethics" (available at (http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/110907backspin.html),Mark Gibbs notes the recent revelation by former at&T employee that the NSA was routed all Internet traffic that flowed through critical at&T cables. Gibbs highlights the Bush Administration's broad use of illegal, and indiscriminate, wiretapping that extends beyond phone lines and into cyberspace. But Gibbs uses this news item as an opportunity to examine it ethics, particularly our willingness to speak out against unethical behavior when it could cost us our jobs.
Mark Klein, the at&T whistle blower, waited until he had retired from his job to present his evidence and demonstrate the NSA had been illegally monitoring Internet traffic. At that point, he had nothing to lose -- his job could no longer be threatened by speaking out. The unfortunate implication is obvious: many other employees and executives at at&T knew about the illegal, unethical behavior and said nothing. Their silence made them complicit in the unethical use of it processes at at&T. Even Klein should not be given too much credit. He sat on the issue until he was able to retire and then brought the unethical actions into the light. In the meantime, the government through the NSA was amassing significant information about the Internet usage of American citizens. No matter the justification for this action, it cannot be supported ethically. As individuals, we may have nothing to hide, but the erosion of civil liberties and privacy is a dangerous precedent to set. The information gathered today could easily be used against American citizens in the future, should some new justification be conjured up. It is crucial that unethical it behavior is rooted out at every possible opportunity. Only by speaking out against illicit behavior can we operate in the it world with clear consciences.
Works Cited
Gibbs, Mark. "Wiretapping, Whistle Blowing and it Ethics." Network World. 9 Nov. 2007. 28 Nov. 2007 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/110907backspin.html.
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