Nobody Said I Shouldn

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Nobody Said I Shouldnt (Ethics Guide)

• By Team B

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Discussion Questions

• Where did Kelly go wrong ?
• Kelly made a backup copy of his companys
  database on a CD and took it home and installed
  it on his home computer.
• Do you think it was illegal, unethical, or
  neither for Kelly to take the database home and
  query the data?
• It was illegal and unethical for Kelly to take
  the database home as it contained confidential
  information about the company.

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Discussion Questions Cont

• Does the company share culpability with Kelly?
• No, the company fired Kelly and threatened him
  that if he did not retune all the data he would
  be in court for the next 5 years.
• What do you think Kelly should have done upon
  discovering the odd pattern in Jasons order?
• Kelly had 2 options, either he could have
  ignored it completely or he could have told his
  boss that while he was doing the backup he found
  something odd and so thought of reporting it.

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Discussion Questions Cont

• What should the company have done before firing
  Kelly?
• The company should have asked Kelly to return
  all the data back also could have given him
  warning.
• Is it possible that someone other than Jason is
  involved? What should Kelly have done in light of
  that possibility?
• Maybe there was someone else involved.

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Discussion Questions Cont

• What should Kelly do now?
• Kelly should return all the data back to the
  company so he wouldnt have to go to court. Also
  look for another job.
• Metadata make databases easy to use-for both
  authorized and unauthorized purposes. Explain
  what organizations should do in light of this
  fact.
• Databases are self-describing because it
  contains the data within the whole company
  database. Organizations should establish good
  policies on handling electronic documents. Go
  over the rules and violations.