Storage of electronic information about humans gives rise to many ethical considerations, such as human privacy, data security, data accuracy, and data ownership and control, among others. Privacy is the main concern for every individual, as he or she should be given the rights to control their personal information. By ensuring data security, the system can guarantee the protection of human beings against data breaches. Further, data accuracy will promote the assurance of fair treatment and avoid misinformation. Data control and ownership are important in that they facilitate an individual to have control of the information which, in this case, pertains to his data and how it is used. This challenge needs to be addressed with policies and practices that will ensure data protection and security, its correctness, and individual control.

Privacy concern: When the personal information is gained, saved, and used without the knowledge and consent of the individual, it usually raises the issue of privacy.

This can lead to misuse of data, such as identity theft and unauthorized surveillance. In general, organizations need clear policies regarding the manner of collecting, storing, and use of information of a personal nature with the consent of the individual concerned before taking his data.

Data security is another very important ethical issue. If the data, especially that of the finances and health, were breached, there could be disclosure of very sensitive information. Such securities may involve electronic information and be designed to prevent intrusion on authorized users through the use of strong security measures such as encryption and access controls.

Data accuracy is equally important since a single inaccuracy within the information has the capability to lead to poor decision-making, for example, refusal of service or employment due to the fabrication of data. It is, therefore, a must that organizations develop data accuracy processes that enable individuals to access their data and make proper changes to them. As such, the issue of who exactly owns and has control of the data ultimately is a very important underlying ethical issue that must be respected. Organizations should be as open as possible with individuals in relation to their data practices and give them access to data when they need to update or delete data. These, therefore, give rise to ethical issues that have to be tackled in a manner which affords the protection of rights and interests of individuals on one hand and safeguards the integrity and security of the practice of data storage within the organization, on the other.