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CISB 412 Social and Professional Issues

CISB 412 Social and Professional Issues. Understanding Ethical Issues in Networking. Reference. Materials used in this presentation are extracted mainly from the following texts, unless stated otherwise. Michael J. Quinn “Ethics for the Information Age”, 3 rd edition. Pearson 2009.

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CISB 412 Social and Professional Issues

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  1. CISB 412Social and Professional Issues Understanding Ethical Issues in Networking

  2. Reference • Materials used in this presentation are extracted mainly from the following texts, unless stated otherwise. Michael J. Quinn “Ethics for the Information Age”, 3rd edition. Pearson 2009

  3. Learning Outcomes • At the end of this lesson you should be able to • Identify issues that come with networking especially the use of world wide web. • Apply the ethical principles on the issues to establish morality of the action

  4. Networking • Description • What comes with the territory? • Email SPAM • Pornography • Children and the web • Web Filters • Identity theft • Online Predators • Internet Addiction

  5. Issues in Networking • Work in your team • Refer to the handouts and prepare for a brief presentation to address the question(s) asked

  6. Email Spam • Email spam, 3 important attributes • anonymity: the sender’s identity and address are concealed • mass mailing: spam email is sent to a large number of recipients and in high quantities • unsolicited: the individuals receiving spam would otherwise not have opted to receive it • Amount of email that is spam has increased • 8% in 2001, 40% in 2003, More than 50% in 2004 • Spam is effective • More than 100 times cheaper than “junk mail” • Profitable even if only 1 in 100,000 buys product

  7. Email Spam • How firms get email addresses • Opt-in lists • Dictionary attacks • Spammers seek anonymity • Change email and IP addresses to disguise sending machine • Hijack another system as a spam launch pad • Spam blockers • Attempt to screen out spam • Have led to more picture-based spam

  8. CAN SPAM Act of 2003 • Took effect January 1, 2004 • The law divides emails sent by business into three categories • Transactional email messages related to a commercial transaction or ongoing business that have already been established • Commercial email messages to which recipients have presumably consented (by explicitly request or by not opting out) • Unsolicited commercial email messages

  9. CAN SPAM Act of 2003

  10. CAN SPAM Act of 2003

  11. CAN SPAM Act of 2003

  12. CAN SPAM Act of 2003 • Critics call it “You CAN Spam Act” • Spam still legal, as long as regulations followed • Opting out can have harmful consequences – it confirms your email is valid • Spammers can avoid prosecution by locating outside United States

  13. World Wide Web How we use it? • Shopping • Promoting business • Learning • Exploring our roots • Playing games • Entering virtual worlds • Paying taxes • Gambling • Blogging • Lots more!

  14. Apparent issues with WWW Pornography • Description - Printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity. • Different opinions • Pornography is immoral (How do you explain that from Kantianism viewpoints?) • Adult pornography is moral (How do you explain that from Utilitarianism viewpoints?)

  15. Apparent issues with WWW • Censorship : An attempt to suppress or regulate public access to material considered offensive or harmful. • Direct censorship • Government monopolization • Pre-publication review • Licensing and registration • Self-censorship • A group deciding for itself not to publish material • What are the benefits and harms of Internet censorship?

  16. Apparent issues with WWW Children and the Web • Many parents believe they ought to protect their children from exposure to pornographic and violent materials on the Web • Web Filters • Child Internet Protection Act • Libraries receiving federal networking funds must filter pages containing obscenity or child pornography • How do you see this Act from act utilitarianism viewpoints?

  17. Apparent issues with WWW Breaking Trust • Identity Theft • Chat Room Predator • False Information

  18. Apparent issues with WWW Internet Addiction • Is it real? • Factors contributing to addictive behavior • Some liken compulsive computer use to pathological gambling • Traditional definition of addiction: • Compulsive use of harmful substance or drug • Knowledge of its long-term harm

  19. Questions?

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