Describe four ethical issue that arise when storing electronic information about individuals.

Although storing information has been made easier due to technological advancements, there is still room for concern, specifically when it comes to ethical issues about issues that may arise, as it relates to storing information. Some of these issues are privacy, consent, the accuracy of the information stored, and the security of the information. If storing their information somewhere, to some extent they’re putting trust in either the organization they’re storing it with, or in their own device. Regardless of the entity it’s being stored with/within, it requires a level of responsibility on their part to protect the information from misuse. When it comes to consent, it’s incredibly unethical, and in some cases illegal to store an individual’s information without their explicit consent. This means not only must they be fully informed that their information is being collected and stored, but also how it’s being used and by whom. With this comes transparency on part of the entity storing it, which transitions into my next point which is the issue regarding the accuracy of the information being stored. In the event that the information being stored is out of date or no longer in use, for example an old financial account a person no longer uses or has access to that constantly accumulates debt because certain payments weren’t made, could have detrimental consequences for that individual. This is why it’s not only important for the entities that store information to make sure they are maintaining their data storage, but doing so in a way that ensures all information is up to date. Finally, there would be no point for any individual to store their information digitally if there were no type of security measures in place to protect their information. This means not only protecting information from human threats like hackers, but also from technological threats like malware, and even the overall integrity of the system by ensuring that it has the capacity to possibly hold large quantities of information without crashing.