Ethics

Ethics: social guidelines based on moral principles and values Laws: Rules and regulations with specific consequences and penalties if violated (illegal)

Copyright law protects the owner of creative work from having it illegally exploited meaning you are not allowed to copy or redistribute this work

It is illegal to: Copy software Run pirated software Transmit copyrighted software, by creating a copy

Making a copy of a games software as backup because the license says you can. Then you email the back up to your friends You pay a fee to join a film-sharing network that is not authorised to distribute copyrighted video. The you you download unauthorised copies of the film you want to watch. It is okay to copy music you have bought onto your computer but you can not sell or make a copy of it.

Every computer has an IP address. ISPs can send out advisory letters to those who download copyright material

Copying someone else’s work and presenting it as your own, ideas, words, images, music etc. It has a lot in common with copyright infringement but is not the same In general copyright is illegal and plagiarism is unethical Software to detect plagiarism: Universities, publishers and other institutions use software to detect plagiarism

Company or school AUPs (acceptable use policy) • social networking • posting offensive images • performing large file downloads • failure to scan an external drive before using it with a new network • deleting files of another pupil or colleague • using the internet

Computer programs are subject to copyright laws the user interface and “look” and “feel” of an OS can also be copyrighted. It is illegal to to copy software such as an application or game.

Software provided via online cloud services help to reduce the amount of piracy. Software manufacturers have greater control over the distribution of their products Usage can be easily monitored although users can still share their login credentials

Countries have laws that protect data collected about individuals: data collected must be accurate and up to date you have the right to see the data about you the data must also be protected from unauthorised access

Personal data that is held about us should be accurate and only held for a specific purpose. A lot of this data is private and confidential so it should not be available to anyone and especially criminals to look at. There must be procedures to keep up to date information and correct incorrect data. Login codes and passwords should be used to prevent unauthorised access. Personal data no longer relevant should be deleted from the system.

Laws are designed to prosecute hackers for gaining unauthorised access. Software developers should not create that are capable of gaining unauthorised access to other programs or data.

Information systems: Library systems, health and educational databases, online maps and search engines Communications systems: Email, social networking forums, mobile phones, sat navs and the internet.

Organisations like schools and hospitals can have obligations to dispose of old computers by recycling them. Older computers with CRT screens use up a lot of energy even when not being used. Computer manufacturers now design equipment to use as little energy as possible.

The internet is used everyday to buy goods, find directions etc. every time this occurs companies build a better picture of: what you like where you like to go when you like it what you buy and eat who you speak to and when Supermarkets that offer loyalty cards for points are also tracking what you buy, when you buy and how much you buy.

The number of visitors help to determine a website’s worth. At what age is it “fair” to direct advertising at children.

Online service software accessible from a mobile phone are beginning to “eat” conventional service providers.

Click farms employ cheap third-world labour to falsely generate likes, shares, views and follows on social media forums.

The ease at which we can communicate globally in the modern world has brought significant changes. It has bought ethical questions such as: who owns an email who owns your social media posts when you die should you gain the permission of the sender before forwarding an email should you gain the permission of the recipient before sending an email should organisations or government have a right to monitor your actions

Mass unsolicited and often non targeted email is often referred to as spam. Some people are spending greater and greater sections of their day responding to emails.

Bullying others through the use of a device • don’t reply • block the sender • keep evidence • tell somebody • “report” Posting inappropriate content: - malicious or personal attacks - impersonating another person or company without permission - personal or confidential information - sexually explicit material

Sites like wikipedia are managed and edited by the general public. Not all information is accurate

When a network is created some people will misuse it Should the creators be forced to monitor activity?

Trolling is regarded as the act of deliberately posting inflammatory content on the internet with aims to provoke or upset. Electronic communication requires the same manners as communication face to face , Netiquette