Future:

Issues	Meaning	Representative questions
Privacy	Collection, storage, and dissemination of information about an individual	– What information an individual is required to reveal? – What information an individual cannot be forced to reveal? – What kind of surveillance can an employer use on its employees?
Accuracy	Authenticity, fidelity, and accuracy of information collected and processed	– Who is responsible? – How is the injured party compensated? – How can one ensure that a proper and accurate processing and presentation of information? – How can one ensure that errors are accidental?
Property	Ownership and value of information and intellectual property	– Who is the owner? – What are the just and fair prices for its exchange? – Can corporate computers be used for private purposes? – How should one handle software piracy? – Under what circumstances can one use proprietary data?
Accessibility/ Censorship	Right to access information	– Who is allowed to access information? – How much should be charged? – How can accessibility to computers be provided for employees with disabilities?

Mason, R.O., "Four Ethical Issues of the Information Age", MIS Quarterly, March, 1986.

Social issues

1. The digital divide

2. Education: e-learning

3. Virtual community

Future

1. Mobile-commerce (Newsweek, 12/10/2001)

2. Pervasive/everywhere computing: GoToMyPC

3. E-everything

1. Gold rush: Personal Internet use & B2B

2. New labor: Gold Rush + some B2C

3. 2^nd Industrial revolution: e-commerce is the normal ways of doing business; massive social change and business re-structuring

1. Education

2. Caution

3. Protection

4. Allocation