Ethical Computing

Ethical Computing QBA 362 w/ Burke Ltelatk H. Fritz FRITZ, LTELATK Ethical Computing QBA 362-Spring 2010 E T H I C AL C O MP UT I NG 1. Find a code of ethics from a firm of your choosing (other than the CPSR or the ACM). What do you think are the opera hat five guiding principles from all the tips that you found? http//www. buzzle. com/articles/computer-ethics-code-of-ethics-in-computing. html Code of Ethics ? Information stored on the computer should be treated as seriously as written or spoken word. ? Privacy should not be violated. In case of academic physical exertion, it is known plagiarism. ? ? ? Information for public viewing should not be modified or deleted or inaccessible since these are considered as destructive acts. officious software such as worms and viruses which are destructive to the computer strategy is also illegal. Congesting somebodys system with a lot of unwanted selective information is also wrong. Sending obscene and crude messages through mail or chat is also forbidden. ? Sending sexually explicit content, message or pictures is also forbidden I felt the top five codes under Buzzles Code of Ethics were the best.Because in general it covers a broad area of things. Treating information stored on computers as if they were written or spoken words, is like asking users to respect the rights of others, as puff up as their responsibility towards other peoples work. (Individual Responsibility) Leaving other peoples work in readiness as they arewithout modification or deletion, is important because it preserves the other persons integrity. Its kind of the same as walking into (or rupture into ) someones home and rearranging their furniture without their knowledge. Preserving Integrity) 2 FRITZ, LTELATK Ethical Computing QBA 362-Spring 2010 2. Is forwarding e-mail jokes good or bad? Summarize the opposing arguments you found. I personally forward e-mail that I think is appropriate for the individual I am sending the message to. Howe ver, congesting someones space is considered unethical according to the Buzzle Code of Ethics. Another factor I was totally oblivious of was the fact that all these peoples names and address are forwarded with the mail.My occurrent method of forwarding the message is just to cut the message content and then forward it to friends. Sometimes I insert their address in the screenland carbon copy (bcc) area to keep their address private. It is all active respecting someones privacy and integrity. 3. How does anonymous e-mail work and why would you use it? There are so many sites where you can set up anonymous e-mails, i. e. http//www. sendanonymousemail. net/ or http//www. hidemyass. com/anonymous-email/. But you can just as well set up a bogus account and use it to send anonymous e-mails.There were so many given reasons to use such websites like, ancestral a spouse/partner cheating, whistle-blowing, reporting illegal activities to the authorities. But I say, if you cant say it in person, write it in a letter and sign it with your name. Be account for what you believe. It takes guts, but sometimes we just gotta. 4. What are five ways e-mail use can be unethical? Which do you think is most common? Why? Using e-mail to steal company information. Using e-mail to scam people out of money.Using e-mail to conduct illegal activities, like money laundering, human trafficking, etc Using e-mail to ruin someones reputation or blasting stuff about a foe. Using e-mail in push/mass marketing. (Free Viagra or stuff like that) The most common I used to come in is push/mass marketing. I once got my Inbox filled with 10,000 messages in less than a month. 5. Why is deliberate spreading of viruses unethical? Name five reasons. ? ? Intrusive software such as worms and viruses which are destructive to the computer system is also illegal. (Buzzle ) Congesting somebodys system with a lot of unwanted information is also unethical. Buzzle ) ? 1) Thou shalt not use a computer t o harm other people If it is unethical to harm people by making a bomb, for example, it is equally bad to write a program that handles the timing of the bomb. Or, to put it more only if, if it is bad to steal and destroy other peoples books and notebooks, it is equally bad to access and destroy their files. (CEI) 3 FRITZ, LTELATK Ethical Computing QBA 362-Spring 2010 ? 2) Thou shalt not interfere with other peoples computer work Computer viruses are grim programs that disrupt other peoples computer work by estroying their files, taking huge amounts of computer time or memory, or by simply displaying annoying messages. Generating and consciously spreading computer viruses is unethical (CEI) ? 7) Thou shalt not use other peoples computer resources without authorization Multiuser systems use user ids and passwords to administer their memory and time allocations, and to safeguard information. You should not try to bypass this authorization system. Hacking a system to break and bypas s the authorization is unethical 4