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IT ethics in Islam
What are Ethics in Islam? Ethics considered as a common set of behaviors combined of innate and acquired features so that they will become habits represented in behavior subject to the Islamic principles and values. Ethics are the tool to define what is right and wrong, good and bad to live in societies. These Islamic believe and values are inspired from two main sources which are: Qur'an and AL Sunnah they translated to fit the social life and how to appropriately behave. They are going to be accountable by God and community.

IT ethics in Islam: Because of technological revolution Information technology IT has become an important way to gather and communicate information. The intensive use of this new technology results in many problems, violations and ethical issues. Islam cares of providing a comfortable, safe IT environment to the users by setting the convenient codes of ethics and limits with unethical behaviors consequences to guarantee everyone's right. Unethical behaviors in IT could result in many problems not only to the individual but also on the society at all such as: Privacy and security problems, theft, internet spyware and cyberterrorism, information manipulation, viruses and hackers. IT is advancing faster than needed ethical regulations, so Islamic ethics are trying to study the IT problems to build a complete base and clear regulations in order to prevent IT problems and violations. Code of ethics is created to be as a guide line to deal with problems, it requires experience to end up with good solutions for specific situation from broad principles.