Briefing sheet and response sheet
Please put your responses in the answer boxes below and when you have finished, submit this document to the assignment.
There are four (4) answer boxes, and all questions are equally weighted.
It is important to remember that this is an individual piece of work:
• It will be submitted to turnitin to support the academic integrity of the assignment
• You must work on your own and must not involve anyone else in this assignment work.
Scenario 1
A software consultancy specialising in detecting changes in purchasing behaviour has been hired by a credit card company to identify customers who may be in financial distress as the pandemic continues to cause people to lose their jobs.
(a)
Word limit: 250 words Bearing in mind that this is not a personal view, what ethical concerns would you have about this work?
Using the Ethical OS toolkit, identify ONE risk zone that is most applicable to the case study above, and justify the reason for your choice.
Answer:
(b)
Word limit: 250 words
Taking a consequentialist viewpoint, what are the key ethical considerations? Justify the reasons for your choice.
Answer:
(c)
Word limit: 250 words
Analyse how the ACM code of conduct can be applied to the case above.
Answer:
Scenario 2
The systems of a large e-commerce retailer were compromised by criminal hackers. The hackers stole the details of 240,000 customers (including login data, addresses, and credit card details) and put them up for sale online.
(d)
Word limit: 250 words
Analyse how the Computer Misuse Act can be applied to the case above.
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