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Computer Ethics
Category of professional ethics similar
to medical, accounting, legal ethics
For computer professionals & those
who select, manage or use computers
in a professional setting
many people do not understand
technology well...
Concerns relationships & responsibilities
towards customers, clients, coworkers,
users, people affected by computers, ...
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What is Ethics ?
Study of what it means to "do the right
thing"
View ethical rules as
fundamental & universal
made up to provide a framework to
interact with other people
Introduction
To handle information in a responsible
way you must understand:
The importance of ethics in the ownership and
use of information.
The importance to people of personal privacy and
the ways in which it can be compromised.
The value of information to an organization.
Threats to information and how to protect against
them (security).
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Ethics
Ethics
what length of
time will it take
for the benefit or
harm to take
effect?
what is the
probability
of the harm
or benefit
that will
occur if you
take the
action?
how many
people will be
affected by
your action?
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property - intangible creative
work that is embodied in physical form.
Copyright - the legal protection afforded an
expression of an idea, such as a song,
video game, and some types of proprietary
documents.
Fair Use Doctrine - says that you may use
copyrighted material in certain situations
for example, for teaching purposes .
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Intellectual Property
Pirated software - the unauthorized
use, duplication, distribution or sale of
copyrighted software.
Counterfeit software - software that is
manufactured to look like the real thing
and sold as such.
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Privacy
Privacy - the right to be left alone when
you want to be, to have control over
your own personal possessions, and not
to be observed without your consent.
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Privacy
E-mail is completely insecure.
Each e-mail you send results in at least 3 or 4 copies
being stored on different computers.
You can take measures to protect your e-mail.
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Privacy
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Privacy
Spyware (also called sneakware or
stealthware) - software that comes hidden in
free downloadable software
tracks your online movements
mines the information stored on your computer
uses your computers CPU and storage
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NETIQUETTE
From Computing for Life - Book A by Tan, 2nd edition. FNB Publications, 2005.
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NETIQUETTE
2. Promote civility. Be pleasant and polite.
Although the Internet advocates freedom
of speech, it does not give anyone the
right to write anything he wants without
minding how it will affect others.
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Sample Emoticons
:-)
;-)
:-D
:-I
|-O
|-I
:-/
:-(
>:-(
Happy face
Kidding or teasing
Laughing hard
Indifferent. Either way
is O.K.
Yawning
Asleep
Not quite sure about
something
Frowning
Angry
:-@
:-C
:'-(
:-O
:-X
}:-)
O:-)
^5
Screaming
Disappointed
Crying
Surprise or
amazement
Your secret is safe
with me
A devil
An angel
High 5
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Sample Acronyms
AFAIK
AFK
ASAP
B4N
BBL
BRB
BBS
CYA
CU
DLTBBB
Bite
CYAL8R
FC
F2F
G
FTBOMH
Heart
GL
FWIW
H&K
GFN
HAGU
GMTA
HIG
HAGN
See You Later (Seeyalata) IC
HAND
Fingers Crossed
IMNSHO
Face To Face
Opinion
HT
As Far As I Know
Away From Keyboard
As Soon As Possible
Bye For Now
Be Back Later
Be Right Back
Be Back Soon
See You (Seeya)
See You
Don't Let The Bed Bugs
Grin
From The Bottom Of My
Good Luck
For What It's Worth
Hug and Kiss
Gone For Now
Have A Good 'Un
Great Minds Think Alike
How's It Going
Have A Good Night
I See
Have A Nice Day
In My Not So Humble
Hi There
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Sample Acronyms
IMCO
ILY
IMS
IMHO
JK
IMO
IRL
IOW
JTLYK
J4G
KIT
JMO
KISS
L8R
In My Considered Opinion
I Love You
I'm Sorry
In My Humble Opinion
Just Kidding
In My Opinion
In Real Life
In Other Words
Just To Let You Know
Just For Grins
Keep In Touch
Just My Opinion KWIM
Know What I Mean
Keep It Simple, Stupid
Later
KOTC
LHO
L8R G8R
LOL
LMSO
LY4E
LSHMBH
Belly Hurts
ROTFL
Laughing
LY
STO
OIC
OTOH
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NETIQUETTE
3. Use descriptive subject lines for your
messages as a courtesy to your reader to help people organize and prioritize their
messages.
4. Let the recipient know who is sending the
message.
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NETIQUETTE
5. When forwarding messages:
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NETIQUETTE
6. When replying to a mass email, avoid hitting
Reply to All.
7. When sending mass email, it would be better to
use BCCs (Blind Carbon Copies)
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CASES
discussion points
Case 1
You are a unit supervisor. A member of
your unit is out sick and another
member requests a copy of all files from
the sick employee's computer to his so
that he can do some work.
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Case 2
My brother and I saw this really cool
game being played in the network
gaming shop. We would really like to
get a copy but it costs a lot of money.
My classmate told me that that there is a
website where I can copy it for free.
That way, I can enjoy the game without
having to shell out any money!
adapted from www.cybercrime.gov/rules/kidinternet.htm
From
Computing for Life - Book A by Tan, 2nd edition. FNB Publications, 2005.
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Case 3
When I went over to James workstation
to copy a file, I found that he left his
Instant Messenger open. A mutual
friend, who is on the other end, just sent
a message. Since nobody is looking, I
sat down, typed a response, and sent it
pretending to be James.
adapted from www.cybercrime.gov/rules/kidinternet.htm
From Computing for Life - Book A by Tan, 2nd edition. FNB Publications, 2005.
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