Navigating Ethics in the Digital World

1. Ethics 251111 Internet And Online CommunityWeek 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 emails? • 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 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

5. Ethical Theories • Stockholder 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. Privacy • Who has read Facebook’s privacy policy?

13. Scamming & Phishing

14. Scamming & Phishing

15. Spam

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

17. Trolling • Atrollis 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

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

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

20. Software Licenses

21. Inappropriate Content • Indecent • Violent • Deceptive Content • Propaganda

22. Malware • Virus • Worms • Spyware • Trojan Horses • Keyloggers

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

24. Hacking • To steal information • To cause damage • For fun

25. Hacking Techniques • Exploiting system vulnerabilities • Social Engineering • Malware