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Chapter Twelve: Computer Ethics and the Internet

Chapter Twelve: Computer Ethics and the Internet. Applying Ethics: A Text with Readings (10 th ed.) Julie C. Van Camp, Jeffrey Olen, Vincent Barry Cengage Learning/Wadsworth. What Is Computer Ethics?.

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Chapter Twelve: Computer Ethics and the Internet

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  1. Chapter Twelve:Computer Ethicsand the Internet Applying Ethics: A Text with Readings (10th ed.) Julie C. Van Camp, Jeffrey Olen, Vincent Barry Cengage Learning/Wadsworth

  2. What Is Computer Ethics? • James Moor: “analysis of the nature and social impact of computer technology and the corresponding formulation and justification of policies for the ethical use of such technology” • Examination ofpolicies and guidelinesfor how to behave ethically in the computer and internet environment • Ethicalreasoning methodsto chart well-reasoned path to decision making

  3. Issues in Computer Ethics • Freedom of Expression on the Internet • Defamation • Obscenity and pornography • Inappropriate material for children • Privacy • Intellectual Property and Plagiarism • Computer Crime • Technological “Divide”

  4. “The Constitution in Cyberspace: Law and Liberty Beyond the Electronic Frontier”Laurence H. Tribe • Goal: mapping the text and structure of the Constitution onto the texture and topology of cyberspace • Five axioms (assumptions) shaping American constitutional law and how to adapt them to cyberspace • Proposal: The Constitution, as a whole, protects people, not places • Constitutional principles should not depend on technological method or medium of information

  5. “Free Speech in Cyberspace”Richard A. Spinello • Free speech and content control: major moral problem of Information Age • Pornography in cyberspace • Legislation and court decisions • Hate speech • Anonymous speech • Spam as commercial free speech

  6. “Is it Moral to Make Copies of Software for My Friends?”Bernard Gert • Can illegally copying software be justified? • Is the law is clearly unjust? • Is it morally justifiable to break morally acceptable laws to benefit oneself or friends? • Is the law morally unacceptable? • Ethical reasoning does not require an intimate knowledge of the nature of software

  7. “Cyberstalking, Personal Privacy, and Moral Responsibility”Herman T. Tavani and Frances S. Grodzinsky • Cyberstalking: what it is and how it differs from ordinary stalking • Our privacy rights regarding Internet search engines and public records • The moral obligations of all internet users to others who are being cyberstalked

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