1. Computer Ethics A Necessity for the new era

2. Why is Computer Ethics Important? The creation and existence of new questions that older laws cannot answer The wide spread of WWW and its social implications Lack of standards for professionals when facing moral choices at work.

3. Computer Ethics It is not about the computers, but about people It is not only about code or ways of conduct, but a way of thinking that derives to free choices It is a relatively new field, thus it will result in more questions than answers

4. Copyright Software licensed software, shareware & freeware Sharing over the Internet Music Downloading MP3 Napster case Intellectual property Copyright Laws

5. Privacy Anonymity Pro and con Monitoring Email privacy

6. Freedom of speech Censorship Inappropriate information Hate speech Delicate information Pornography Uncontrolled Child porn

7. Responsible Computing Hacking and cracking Spamming Virus, Worm and Trojan Netiquette

8. Code of conduct ACM http://www.acm.org/constitution/code.html CEI http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/its/cei/overview/Ten_Comman ments_of_Computer_Ethics.htm IEEE: http://www.ieeeusa.org/DOCUMENTS/CAREER/CAREER_LIB RARY/ethics.html CSULA http://www.calstatela.edu/main/docs/pdf/studentrules.pdf