The Computer Ethics Institute has developed the Ten Commandments of Computer Eth

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The Computer Ethics Institute has developed the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics, located on page 53 of our course textbook. Please read the Ethical Computing Guidelines and provide your feedback on the following questions:

What constitutes ethical behavior while using a computer?

Who would be harmed by violating Guideline 6?

How might someone use a computer to commit theft (Guideline 4)?

Is it ethical to run an online business using Internet resources provided by your school or employer (Guideline 7)? What about Peer-to-Peer file sharing?

Social networking is very prevalent in today's society. What action might be considered unethical using social networking/media?

Explanation / Answer

The actions that violate the law or terms of privacy of any user of social network harms that individuals personal or professional credibility should be considered unethical.

spamming: Over-publicizing unasked promotional messages is also considered as an unethical act based on how this is being done.

public-bashing: Disparaging your competitors in SNS (social networking sites) is considered unethical because of its broad range of negative impacts.

Dishonesty and Distortion.

Improper Anonymity and Distorted Endorsements.

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