As part of your responsibilities, you oversee the installation of software packages for large orders. A recent order of laptops
for a local school district requires webcam software to be loaded. You know that this software allows for remote activation of the webcam. What are your ethical responsibilities? What would you do?
The applied Ethics is related to the daily conduct of a person, and consequently of a professional, including in Informatics. Professional ethics is related to the conduct of the person engaged in the practice of a particular profession. In most professions, including in the area of Informatics, Ethics must be covered in both aspects, in the conduct of the person as a Human Being as well as in the conduct of the Professional Being.
Is it ethical to use proprietary Software and not pay your license to use? No. In this situation the correct and ethical way to act would be to ask for the owner's authorization and make it authorized to work, because using the software without asking for permission would be wrong in all ways.
