Computer Ethics William DeCotiis February 1, 2012

Ethical Principles

Standards that promote trust, fairness, good behavior, and kindness

Used as tools to help make ethical decisions Society BenefitPeople are an endFair

Netiquette

Behavior Guidelinesfor Internet use– Discussion Forums– E-mail– Instant Messages

(IM)– Text messages– Chat rooms– The Classroom

Computer Ethics in OrganizationsPersonal

misconduct– Personal travel plans– Personal e-mail– Cyberstalking– Facebook

Code of Conducts

Computer Ethics for Organizations

Protect data – damage, loss, error, or misuse

Disaster recovery plans – security breaches or malfunctions

Backup procedures– Continuous backups

Intellectual Property “property that results from original creative

thought” = Idea

Protection– Copyright– Patents– Trademarks

Unethical and Illegal• Plagiarism– Copyright infringement

• Software Piracy– Software copyright

infringement• File Sharing – Copyright infringement

Copyright infringement = Federal Offense

Are there any Questions?

Sources

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