Answer to Question #278076 in Java | JSP | JSF for Her

Question

You are a system administrator with broad access to enterprise systems. Your supervisor has asked you to begin archiving all of the emails and web activity logs of one of your co-workers.Typically requests of this nature are initiated through a formal communication from your campus’s legal office. You feel that this request is inappropriate and possibly at odds with standard campus procedure and processes.You raise your concerns with your supervisor, but are told that this is a sensitive matter, and details cannot be shared with you. After thinking more about the conversation, you had with your supervisor, you are under the impression that you might lose your job if you persist in discussing the matter further or if you refuse to carry out the task. What would you do? In your answer, refer to ethical codes and what IT

professionals need to commit to and mention a few general or common principles included in ethical codes.

Answer 1

If initially an action requires formal confirmation from the Legal Department, then it is illegal to perform this action without such confirmation. Therefore, you go to the legal department and consult what consequences can cause actions that your boss pushes you to. Without formal written orders, all responsibility rests with the executor, because it is almost impossible to prove a verbal order.

Ethical credos to follow:

Don't break the law.

Carry out only their official duties.

All work should begin only with an official request from the relevant authorities.