IT workers and IT users

Requires specialized knowledge and a long and intensive academic preparation

(a)  

(a)   are not recognized as professionals as they are not licensed by the state or federal government

(a)   Are not liable for malpractice

Trade group that represents the world’s largest software and hardware manufacturers

(a)  

(a)   Aims to stop the unauthorized copying of software

(a)   Information that is of economic value and that has required effort or cost to develop and has some degree of uniqueness or novelty

(a)   Effort by an employee to attract attention to a negligent, illegal, unethical, or abusive act by a company that threatens the public interest

(a)   Conflict between the IT worker’s self-interest and the interests of the client

(a)   Obtaining goods, services, or property through deception or trickery

(a)   Misstatement or incomplete statement of a material fact