What are the principal ethical concerns I should be conscious of in the use of Information Technology?

     Information Technology brings many benefits to us people living in this digital world today. It is entailed with fast access to everything in this world. In the use of IT, people should not think only of the positive things it brings but also, awareness of the consequences of the irresponsibility in using this must also be given concern. Everything requires great responsibility and IT is one of those.

   
     In the use of IT, we should be conscious on several ethical concerns it implies. Based on the sharing we had with my classmates, being RESPONSIBLE is the main ethical concern. Responsibility here means a great thing. It means being accountable for everything you have posted on the internet
   
     The use of IT also affects our own identities, so, being tactful greatly matters. In posting something on the internet, our words somehow show who we are. We should be aware of the words we use because even if they are lifeless, they are still able to change many things. The power that the word has in building a relationship is the same power in breaking that relationship down. We should really carefully think of the words we would use before we post them.

     Another ethical concern is RESPECT. Respecting others and respecting yourself are the things emphasized here. We will first discuss the latter-mentioned. "Respect yourself if you want others respect you." This means that when you post or share your photos, videos, or anything about you, you should see to it that your identity is not ruined. The same thing you should do to others, you should also be very careful in posting or sharing about them. Another thing that shows respect to others is the respect given to their properties, and respect even to their ideas. If we get something from them, their ownership should be acknowledged to avoid being charged with plagiarism.

     Open-mindedness is one also of the concerns here. We should accept other people's comments about us openly without thinking on how could we give our attack to them. We should better accept those comments, continue the good ones and change the bad ones for the better.

     Consciousness of the ethical concerns in the use of IT brings good not only to ourselves but to others as well.