Module 6 : Computer Ethics

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If you are to choose your top 3 difficult-to-follow computer ethics commandments, what are these? Explain why.

If I were to choose top 3 difficult-to-follow computer ethics commandments it would be:

* Thou shalt not use or copy software for which you have not paid.

For me, this commandment would be my 1^st choice that would be difficult to follow. As we all know, not all have the money to buy what is really needed that one could resort to things that maybe illegal but is good for them. One example could be the software needed for a personal computer or laptops. We all know that software worth thousands and not all could afford to buy genuine ones that all they could do is buy pirated ones.

 

* Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.

This also could be a difficult to follow commandment. Human as we are, it is our nature that we are forgetful to things that of lee important to us. Also, there are things that we do but we don’t know that there are certain rules that we defy. For example, when doing a research and we forget the author of our resources.

 

* Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.

There are certain things that we do just to express what we really feel but it could hurt or harm other people around us.

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Suppose you are to add 2 more commandments to the existing 10    commandments of computer ethics, what are these? Are these 2 new commandments of equal importance to the existing ones? Discuss.

If I were to add 2 more commandments to the 10 existing commandments of computer ethics it would be:

• Thou shalt know your limitations when using a computer.
• Thou shalt use a computer to show equality.

These 2 new commandments are of equal importance to the existing ones because we tend to forget that they are machines that needs care from us and that we should not abuse it for there comes a time that they will be damaged.

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What is ransomware? Which of the 10 computer ethics commandments is/are violated by ransomware?

Ransomware is a form of malware in which rogue software code effectively holds a user's computer hostage until a "ransom" fee is paid. Ransomware often infiltrates a PC as a computer worm or Trojan horse that takes advantage of open security vulnerabilities. Most ransomware attacks are the result of clicking on an infected e-mail attachment or visiting a hacked website.

Upon compromising a computer, ransomware will typically either lock a user's system or encrypt files on the computer and then demand payment before the system or files will be restored.

Source: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/ransomware.html

Of the 10 computer ethics commandments, this 3 commandments are violated by ransomware:

Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization.

Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.

Thou shalt not snoop around other people’s files.