International, National, and Industry-Specific Regulations
Modern information systems can raise various legal and ethical issues in addition to those associated with intellectual property. After reading the selection, what are some of the most significant ethical challenges that professionals using and developing BI systems should consider? How do these ethical issues translate into specific laws and regulations? Is the legal structure keeping up with the development of new technology?
Summary
The rapid changes in information technology in the past few decades have brought a broad array of new capabilities and powers to governments, organizations, and individuals alike. These new capabilities have required thoughtful analysis and the creation of new norms, regulations, and laws. This chapter has covered the areas of intellectual property and privacy regarding how these domains have been affected by new information systems capabilities and how the regulatory environment has been changed to address them.