Computer Ethics

Everyone has the right to privacy. Ethics is a branch of philosophy which seeks to address questions about morality; that is, about concepts such as good and bad. Some common issues of computer ethics include Intellectual property rights, privacy concerns, and how computers affect society. One problem is that many domains are being bought and sold to the highest bidder. Personal information has become more important in transacting business, and it’s available to many people and organization. The apparent solution to the lack of privacy on the internet is a technique known as encryption. In political discourse, the term “privacy” has been used to refer to physical privacy in the home or office, the ability to make personal reproductive decisions without interference from government, freedom from surveillance, or the ability to keep electronic communications and personal information confidential.

Everyone has the right to privacy. Do you? It all depends on whom you ask and who wants to know. Jot down all the numbers that are used to describe you; start with these: social security number, street address and postal code, driver’s license ID number, telephone number, e-mail account and fax numbers, banks account numbers and personal identification number for banking machines, credit card account number, health insurance number, medical records numbers at your doctor’s and dentist’s office and any clinic or hospital you’ve ever visited. And that’s just the beginning.

Ethics is a branch of philosophy which seeks to address questions about morality; that is, about concepts such as good and bad, the noble and the ignoble, right and wrong, etc

Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the behavior of a group or individual. Therefore, computer ethics is set of moral principles that are the use of computing. Some common issues of computer ethics include Intellectual property rights, privacy concerns, and how computers affect society. One problem is that many

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