251111 Internet And Online Community Week 10 Ethics 251111 Internet And Online Community Week 10

Got Ethics? Ethics, sometimes known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct. (Wikipedia) A social, religious, or civil code of behavior considered correct, especially that of a particular group, profession, or individual (Dictionary.com)

Ethical Questions Should you sell your customer’s information? Should we keep electronic copies of personal information? Should a company be able to monitor our employee’s emails? Should we be allowed to take software home from work?

Privacy A basic human right is the right to privacy, but this right is brought into question by Technology. Accessing individuals private email conversations and computer records is a violation of privacy Monitoring peoples whereabouts through CCTV, computer monitoring, Mobile GPS. Computer matching of customer information gained from different sources. Collecting telephone number / email addresses etc. to build customer profiles

Ethical Theories Stockholder Theory Social Contract Theory Managers are agents of the stockholders, with the ethical responsibility to them to increase profits without breaking the law Social Contract Theory Companies have an ethical responsibility to all members of society. Stakeholder Theory Managers should manage for the benefit of all stakeholders; shareholders, customers, suppliers, local community, employees etc.

Ethical Principles The Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative If an action is not right for everyone to take, it is not right for anyone. If everyone did this, could the organization (or society) survive? Descartes’ Rule of Change If an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all. The “slippery slope”, while it may only cause a small change now, what if we keep doing it?

Ethical Principles Utilitarian Principle Risk Aversion Principle Take the action that achieves the greater value – assuming you can prioritise values Risk Aversion Principle Take the action which causes the least harm or potential cost. Avoid high cost actions. No Free Lunch Rule Assume that all tangible or intangible objects are owned by someone else, and assume that they want compensation for it

Privacy Who has read Facebook’s privacy policy?

Scamming & Phishing

Scamming & Phishing

Spam

Spam Statistics 14.5 billion messages per day Topics:- as much as 66% of all email Topics:- Advertising Adult-related Financial Matters

Trolling A troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion Trolling is subjective – is someone trolling or not? The internet often affords anonymity

Plagiarism Rethinking Authorship, Ownership & Identity… Who is the Author of Wikipedia? Who is the owner? How can we cite it?

Piracy Using someone else’s thing without permission. Sharing digital content illegally Software Music Movies Piracy vs Theft

Software Licenses

Inappropriate Content Indecent Violent Deceptive Content Propaganda

Malware Virus Worms Spyware Trojan Horses Keyloggers

Impersonation Identity Theft Disguising to steal information Disguising to cause personal damage To trick others into trusting you

Hacking To steal information To cause damage For fun

Hacking Techniques Exploiting system vulnerabilities Social Engineering Malware