Social_Ethical_Issues

ALISHA The three major issues that the costumers of the Bangladeshi Gifts online shop are concerned with are security, privacy and anonymity.

To further explicate, the customers will be comfortable giving personal details such as their contact details and banking information on the website, if they are certain that the website is protected from unauthorized access. Protection from unauthorized access is very important to prevent occurrence of events such as identity thefts leading to phishing. Thus as a precautionary measure, the website creators should use security developments such as encryption of certain more vulnerable-to-hacking information, and in doing so hackers will not receive legible information preventing events such as phishing. Securing the website is key to doing well in the business because a secured website equates to the confidence costumers have in the website. Therefore, the more confidence they have in the website the more they will purchase from the site and so works almost like an advertisement.

Moreover, privacy and anonymity is another issue that costumers are concerned with. To explicate further, when giving away personal information costumers should be sure that their information is not being shared with a third party. This is important because if information is given away to a third party, they could use the information for advertising purposes such as cookies or phone advertising, etc. However, even though the information of costumers should be secured and prevented from public view, the company should not allow costumers to buy products anonymously. Anonymous shopping may help criminals or hackers conceal their identity and thus increase the chances of future hacking incidents. Furthermore, the company itself should not be anonymous and should have their website copyrighted and displayed as such on the website to prove its authenticity. This will ensure that costumers believe that it not a fabricated site trying to attain personal information for fraudulent purposes. Saim... There are significant social and ethical concerns that the consumers need to be aware of. The primary ethical and social concerns ranked in order of importance are **security, reliability** and **privacy & anonymity.** Primarily **security** provided and guaranteed by Bangladesh Gift will almost certainly be questioned. There is a question of security when it comes to inputting personal information that is considerably valuable i.e. personal ID, credit card number, pin codes and if these information are not perfectly secure, online hackers i.e. phishing would be a prominent problem that will persist for consumers associated to the Bangladesh Gift firm. If there is unauthorized access then what this will mean is that consumer confidence will reduce and as a result of this selling of goods and services will consequently reduce. If there is a past record of unauthorized access in the site then this will create a negative impression that is likely to last for a lengthy period of time. **Reliability** is also a question that will be associated to the consumers. The accuracy of the data inputted by software designers, or web-page creators will be fundamental as it is directly proportional to the demand for goods and services of Bangladesh Gift. Outdated data also impacts upon the impression that individuals have for the firm, and hence firms need to update in order to increase confidence levels for consumers. If for example an order were to be misplaced then this would mean that orders placed were unreliable and hence this would mean consumer confidence would deteriorate. ** Privacy ** and **anonymity** is one another factor that consumers have concerns associated to. This is because due to the inputting of personal i.e. valuable information on the net, there is always the possibility and the question for concern as it is not a risk averse input of the information. Hence, consumers will ask as to the extent to which others can view this particular information that they have inputted since there is a risk for hacking. Data encryption is a policy through which this can be reduced and this is understandable because the third party may not be able to view this. Amir...

Reliability is one of the three significant issues that the site owners and the consumers/customers have to consider. In terms of the site owners they have to consider if the data that is inputted by the customers are reliable or not, in the sense that if they are inputting the correct information without making a mistake. Though, the younger generation in Bangladesh are more affiliated with technology and computers, the older generation are still adopting to it. Hence, as the mass of the population who do have access to the internet and to this website are still getting use to technology, it could be safe to presume that the reliability of the inputted information should be of main concern to the owners. The other issue that the owners also have to consider is from their end. They have to consider if their data base software is correctly linked to the website or not and whether or not if the software works for all cases. Also the owners have to make sure that the correct data is linked with the correct customers and hence they have to make sure that data is no dissociated from the customers making the it unreliable. Integrity is another issue of importance that the consumers need to consider. Firstly they have to make sure that the data that they are inputing are related to what the website is wanting. Creation of wrong data would question the integrity of the data itself and also lead the owners to question the reliability of it. Also in regards to the security of the website, if it is not secured properly hackers could hack the users account and order goods that the customer did not, again bringing the integrity of the data into question. Security is the third main issue that one has to consider in regards to this issue. The owners have to make sure that unauthorized personnel cannot access to their database. It is very important that the data inputed by the customers are encrypted properly, so that unauthorized personnel do not have access. The information inputed by the customers in this case is vital to them as they define their digital identity and also it also gives access to their financial details and it put the customers at risk. Hence it is security is vital. However the website it self has authorization from websites suggesting their safety. So it would be safe for the customer to trust the website with their vital informations and so forth.


 * ALI ARIF**

The three most significant issues that the site owners/customers of Bangladeshi Gifts need to consider. 1. Authenticity. 2. Privacy and Anonymity 3. Security


 * Authenticity:** The customer should know that the website is 100% original and is authenticated. The website should provide its customers with sufficient amount of information and authenticated information, which will convince the customers to believe that the website is authenticated. They can check the authenticity of the website by checking if it is copyrighted or not.


 * Security:** The customers need to make sure that the website is properly protected from hackers or any unauthorized access before they enter any confidential information e.g. Credit card numbers, ID numbers. In order to protect the website, website owners should encrypt the information provided by the customers to make sure that it not accessed by any unauthorized personnel. The security of the website is a really big factor because it would reflect on the websites' corporate image, as the customer will trust and rely on the website more if they know that the information they entered is safe and protected. This might turn out to be a really big disadvantage because if the information they entered has been hacked then it would ruin the websites' corporate image which will result in low customer base, as not many customers will access the website.


 * Privacy and Anonymity:** The customers need to be sure about the information they enter in the website, when buying online, is not accessed or shared with anyone else (third party). The website should not allow the customer to buy products anonymously because this will give the opportunity to hackers and other unauthorized people to take advantage of it. The website should keep the customers' information somewhere private so no one will be able to access it.


 * Faiza Shahabuddin**

The customers using the website would be very apprehensive about this website as security is very poor and they would hesitate to put up personal information up there. The personal information they’re inputting such as their name, personal address, phone number or credit card details should be highly protected with the support of encryption of these personal information to avoid hackers. This is fundamental for the company because they need to be more careful about their customer’s personal details as its interrelated to the company’s image and reputation. If the customer’s are not comfortable with sharing their personal information with this website then the company has to take some initiative upon this issue cause this would lead them to losing more customers. Reliability is one of the biggest issue when coming to online shopping. They must ensure that the website is not fraud by checking it’s copyrighted and valid. The website should offer more details on the their site information in order to convince their customers
 * Security:**
 * Privacy and Anonymity:** Third party could have access to the personal information exchanged in this website. The customers should be concerned about because the information often inputted in the website could be shared with third part people. The company should allow the customers to buy products anonymously as this would satisfy the customer’s safety concerns, however the website would still need the details of the receiver though.
 * Reliability:**


 * Doel**

The major issues that the customers of Bangladeshi gifts may be concerned about is **security, reliability and privacy.** “Bangladeshi gifts” asks its customers for confidential information like their address, and their credit card no. for delivery. Therefore the customers would expect that security measures be taken by the company in order to protect their client’s information. If the client’s information is not protected then this can lead to frauds such as identity theft. Customers who will suffer from identity theft may have to face big losses such as loss of money. Moreover, if the company does take measures to secure their client’s information then this will inevitably increase the reliability that customers have on the website. The clients will trust the company more with their information, which can motivate customer loyalty.


 * Meha**

The three most primary social and ethical issues that the site owners and customers of Bangladeshi Gifts need to consider, listed in order of importance, are: The stakeholders need to be ensured of the security of the website. Data security includes the prevention of information theft, where data may be stolen from Bangladeshi Gift and sold to another organization. The possibilities of financial theft, that is the illegal transfer of money from one account to another (By hackers etc.), should be less. In order to protect the data, the website owners need to encrypt the data provided by the customers to ensure that it not accessible by any unauthorized people. A poorly secure website can also lead to information alteration which involves the changing or deleting of existing data. Bangladeshi Gift must block unauthorized access to data in their computer system. They should have protection against burglary and vandalism. Viruses can cause damage/loss of important data. Natural disasters such as a fires or floods could destroy data. The accidental/unintentional loss or damage to data is hard to prevent.
 * Security: **

When customers enter information in the website, while shopping online, they must have the guarantee that their information is not accessed by or shared with an unauthorized third party. The website should not allow the customer to buy products anonymously because this could lead to problems with hackers and theft. In case the buyer of a product needs to be identified for a certain reason, the website will have trouble. The website should have their own privacy policy which is displayed for clients to see. They should not allow other companies, websites, and spammers etc. to view or use their client information.
 * Privacy and Anonymity: **


 * Reliability: **

The authenticity and accuracy of the data displayed by the company on their website will be essential as it effects the number of clients that purchase from the website. Untrue or incomplete data can give clients a very bad impression of the company. They would lose popularity and sales. Outdated data also affects the corporate image of the company. Hence the websites need to be regularly updated in order to increase the confidence and trust of consumers. The company must also provide the clients with a few guarantees so that they can rely on the website for their shopping experience.


 * Shehzadi**

The three main issues that need to be taken into consideration by the site owners/customers of Bangladeshi Gifts (ranked in order of importance) are as follows:

-Security: this is most essential as it ensures data protection from threats such as information theft, whereby data is stolen and sold/exposed to other organizations. In addition, financial theft is the most prominent form. Site owners need to ensure that illegal transfer of money is prevented via security measures. Moreover, acts such as information alteration or unlawful access need to be prevented as well so to stop unauthorized individuals to tamper with the existing data. Lastly, the site owners should ensure that data is protected from natural disasters such as a fire or flood. -Privacy and Anonymity: It is crucial for the customers to be certain about the information they enter when buying online and they need to trust the site to not expose or share it a third party. The customer should not be permitted to buy products anonymously as it will provide hackers or unauthorized people to take advantage of it. Thus, the customer should provide their name and other information and it should be the site’s priority to keep the customers' information private to prevent others from accessing it. Authenticity : The site should be original and copyrighted.