Cyber_Ethics

							Cyber Ethics



 Technology II
Mrs. Huddleston
                   ETHICS
   Ethics: rules and regulations governing
    the conduct of an individual with others.




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        WHY IS CYBER ETHICS
           IMPORTANT?
   The growth of the WWW has created
    several new legal issues which older laws
    may not be able to answer completely.
   The Internet is an international
    phenomenon. How do you impose rules
    from nation to nation with different
    cultures?
   There is no single body of law governing
    the Internet.

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     CYBER ETHICS DOMAINS
   Accuracy: Who is responsible for the
    information on the web? Who is
    accountable for errors?
   Privacy: What information does a site
    have the legal right to obtain?
   Property: Who owns the trademark or
    copyright?



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       CYBER ETHICAL ISSUES
   Cookies: A piece of data a web site collects about
    you to track your browsing habits and which is
    stored on your hard drive (temporary or permanent)
           Pros                              Cons
Business-side: getting             Client-side: takes up
marketing/demographic              users’ disk space
data quickly, easily; no           (minimal)
storage issues
Client-side: quick login;          Client-side: “malicious”
remember passwords,                cookies may damage or
user preferences, billing          destroy hard drive
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       CYBER ETHICAL ISSUES
    Filters: programs that prevent questionable,
     obscene, violent, hateful or other inappropriate
     material from being displayed in a browser.
           Pros                          Cons
Client-side: keeps young Client-side: may block
children from viewing porn important material
or other indecent material
                           Client-side: no filter
                           catches everything

Client-side: allows parents Client-side: infringes upon
relief from what their      freedom of speech
children may view
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       CYBER ETHICAL ISSUES
    Squatting: Registering, selling or using a
     domain name with the intent of profiting from
     someone else’s trademark.

            Pros                         Cons
Seller-side: makes a         Buyer-side: often pays
relatively easy profit for   inflated prices
often not a lot of work
Economic-side: promotes         Buyer/Seller-side: many
price competition               lawsuits have resulted
                                from disputes; by
                                definition squatting is
                                illegal.
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       CYBER ETHICAL ISSUES
    Spam: junk or unsolicited email
    Spim: unsolicited instant messages
    SMS (Short Messaging Service Spam):
     unsolicited text messaging
            Pros                      Cons
Business-side: a cheap,          Client-side: annoys most
quick way to get                 people
advertising out to the
public                           Client-side: takes up
                                 space in email accounts


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       CYBER ETHICAL ISSUES
    Blog: short for web log; an online journal that is
     updated frequently and meant for public viewing
           Pros                         Cons
Client-side: avenue for   Public-side: colleges and
personal thoughts/opinion employers “google” and
                          “myspace” potential
                          students and workers
Client-side: avenue to    Public-side: easy to
practice “freedom of      commit defamation (libel)
speech”
                                 Client-side: online
                                 predators
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     CYBER ETHICAL ISSUES
   Defamation: a false accusation or
    malicious misrepresentation of someone’s
    words or actions
     Libel: written defamation

     Slander: spoken defamation




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      CYBER ETHICAL ISSUES
   Hacking/Cracking: gaining unauthorized
    access to a web site or network
   Piracy: unauthorized duplication of an
    original work for commercial gain
   Copyright violations: on-line music and
    video sharing, etc.
      Copyright: exclusive rights to a creative
       work

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            PUBLIC DOMAIN
   Definition: A creative work that is not
    protected by copyright and which may be
    freely used by everyone including:
      Media (music, pictures, videos)

      Software (freeware, shareware)

      Intellectual Property (poems, research)

      Pictures, graphics, clipart




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           PUBLIC DOMAIN
    Reasons a work is not protected include:
    1. the term of copyright has expired
    2. the author failed to satisfy statutory
       formalities to perfect the copyright
    3. the work is from the U.S. Government




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     PROTECTING YOURSELF
   Use a different password for each
    account.
   Create passwords with a variety of letters,
    numbers, symbols, and case changes.
   Don’t share passwords.
   Don’t give personal information to people
    or businesses you don’t know.
   Don’t open email attachments from
    unknown sources.

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     PROTECTING YOURSELF
   Clear your history and cache after using
    public computers.
   Always log off accounts.
   Research business before giving personal,
    medical or financial information.
   Read privacy policies.
   Use secure sites and networks.


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