LEARNING AREA 1 :INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO ICT

COMPUTER ETHICS AND

LEGAL ISSUES

LEARNING OUTCOME :

• State the definition of computer ethics, code of ethics, intellectual property, privacy, computer crime and cyber law.

• Differentiate between ethics and law.

COMPUTER ETHICS

System of moral standards or moral values used as a guideline for computer users.

CODE OF ETHICS

Guidelines in ICT that help determine whether a specific computer action is ethical or unethical.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYWorks created by inventors, authors and artists.

PRIVACY

Right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them.

COMPUTER ETHICS

System of moral standards or moral values used as a guideline for computer users.

CODE OF ETHICS

Guidelines in ICT that help determine whether a specific computer action is ethical or unethical.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYWorks created by inventors, authors and artists.

PRIVACY

Right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of information about them.

COMPUTER CRIME

Any illegal acts involving computers.

CYBER LAW

Any laws relating to protect the Internet and other communication technologies.

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ETHICS AND LAW

ETHICS As a guidelineFree to followUniversalEthical computers usersImmoral

LAW

As a ruleMust followDepend on countryPrevent misuse

Crime

CONCLUSION

• Thera are 6 definition you should know which are : computer ethics (moral standards) , code of ethics (guideline) , intellectual property (works created) , privacy (rights or restrict the collection), computer crime (illegal) and cyber law (to protect).

• 5 differences between ethics and law.

EXERCISES

1. State the definition of privacy.2. State the definition of computer crime.3. State the definition of intellectual property.4. State the definition of computer ethics.5. Give three differences between ethics and

law.