1. 251111 Internet And Online Community Week 10
Ethics
Internet And Online Community Week 10

2. 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)

3. 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 s?
Should we be allowed to take software home from work?

4. Privacy
A basic human right is the right to privacy, but this right is brought into question by Technology.
Accessing individuals private 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 / addresses etc. to build customer profiles

5. 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.

6. 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?

7. 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

8. Privacy
Who has read Facebook’s privacy policy?

15. Scamming & Phishing

16. Scamming & Phishing

17. Spam

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

19. 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

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

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

22. Software Licenses

23. Inappropriate Content
Indecent
Violent
Deceptive Content
Propaganda

24. Malware
Virus
Worms
Spyware
Trojan Horses
Keyloggers

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

26. Hacking
To steal information
To cause damage
For fun

27. Hacking Techniques Exploiting system vulnerabilities
Social Engineering
Malware