Legal and Ethical Use of Technology

1. LEGAL AND ETHICAL USE OF TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 8
PRESENTED BY: MARTIN JON E. BARNACHIA

2.  Technology and software issues are elaborated for you to
be aware and be guided in doing the right thing and
avoiding the unacceptable acts that may lead you to
committing mistakes or possible software and technology
crimes that’s against the law

3. ETHICAL USE OF SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
 When we are young, our parents used to teach us the
right behavior and etiquette. Even in schools and classes,
there are certain behaviors and ethics we need to
observe to achieve a healthy relationships with teachers
and classmates.

4. ETHICS FOR COMPUTER USERS
1. Use the computer to help people and not to do harm.
2. Use your own or assigned computer unit and not to interfere with others’ work.
3. Us the computer using your own files and not to use others’ files.
4. Us the computer to share information and not to steal others’ information.
5. Use the computer to spread truthful information and not to do character assassination.
6. Use software that are original and legal and not pirated.
7. Use others’ computer resources with permission and not to duplicate it without
authorization.
8. Use your own work and not the work of others.
9. Use the computer that shows respect and consideration for other people and not to do
cyberbullying.
10. Create programs or software having in mind its social impact and not for self-interest.

5. ETHICAL ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE
 Unauthorized Access and Use of Hardware, Software, Network,
and Computer Files
 If somebody would use anybody’s computer and files without permission
from the owner, that is called unauthorized access. A person is called a
cracker or a hacker if he/she tries to access a computer or network
illegally to access data and commit malicious acts like identity theft.
 Hacker originally means a computer enthusiast who does well in
computer that benefits other people. However, the term hacker now has
an adverse connotation which refers to a person who breaks into the
computer system to steal or corrupt the data in it.

6. TIPS IN CREATING A PASSWORD
 Use at least 8 characters.
 Use a combination of upper and lower case letters, words,
numbers and special characters.
 Use joined words together.
 Add one or more numbers at the beginning, middle, or
end of a word.
 Use words from other languages.
 Use a password that can be remembered easily.
 Select a password that can be entered easily even without
looking at the keyboard.
 Do not leave written copies of your passwords anywhere.
 Do not share your password to anyone.

7. HARDWARE THEFT AND VANDALISM
 Computer Theft – stealing of hardware
and its devices
 Computer Vandalism – act of damaging
or breaking the hardware, cutting the
cables and wires, smashing the computer
and its devices, and deleting of software
or computer files.

8. SOFTWARE THEFT
 Software piracy is a
form of software theft.
This happens when a
person copies illegally
copyrighted software
for personal or business
use.

9. EULA (END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT)
 Single-user license agreement – the common type of license
included in software packages purchased by an individual. Some
of the conditions are:
 Users may install the software on only one computer.
 Users are prohibited to install the software on a network (school computer
lab network)
 Users may make one copy for backup purposes.
 Users are prohibited to give copies to friends and colleagues.

10.  Going against the
agreement is a violation
of copyright law, thus,
committing a federal
crime. In US, penalties
reach up to $250,000
and up to five years in
jail. In the Philippines,
penalties reach up to
Php1,500,000 and up to
6-9 years imprisonment.

13. INFORMATION THEFT
 A computer crime when one deliberately steals information for
purposes of studying how to compete with other organizations
or company.
 Encryption is the process of converting readable data to
unreadable one. An encryption key is needed to enable the
person to convert it back in readable form.

14. MALICIOUS ACT IN SOFTWARE
 Spam – unsolicited junk email sent indiscriminately in bulk, often
for commercial purposes. Much of it is sent by botnets, networks
of virus-infected computers, complicating the process of tracking
down the spammers. According to various estimates, about 80%
of all email in the world may be spam.

15.  Phishing - a term used to describe a malicious individual or group
of individuals who scam users. They do so by sending e-mails or
creating web pages that are designed to collect an individual's
online bank, credit card, or other login information. Also called as
carding or spoofing.

16.  Malware - short for
“malicious software” - computer
programs designed to infiltrate
and damage computers without
the users consent. “Malware” is
the general term covering all the
different types of threats to
your computer safety such as
viruses, spyware, worms, trojans,
rootkits and so on.

17.  Adware - frequently used to
describe a form of malware
(malicious software) which
presents unwanted
advertisements to the user of
a computer. The
advertisements produced
by adware are sometimes in the
form of a pop-up or sometimes
in an "unclosable window".