Computer Ethics

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Electronic society of today created a realm that took the new generation in the era of neo ' Everything is new , processes , gadgets sentiments and even principles . New set of principles gain a better acceptance because of the ever changing world of information . One of the most recent growing principles of today 's technological generation is the computer ethics

Computer ethics is a new set of principles governing the moral and generally accepted actions , behaviors and

conducts of programmers users , information holders , and computer programs . This principle was based on the underlying concept that today and the tomorrow 's generation will be more and more dependent on computers . The chief cause of the establishment of computer ethics is to provide a guiding principle relating to the responsibility of the users of the computer and information that can be retrieved from it

The humble beginnings of computer ethics can be traced back in 1940 as the MIT professor Nobert Weiner created the concept of cybernetics which deals with the information-feedback systems . Weiner published a book entitled Human Use of Human Beings ' which was said to be the first computer ethic book . In 1970 Walter Maner tried to define computer ethics . Donald Gotterbarn defined computer ethics as the as professional ethics as used by the conduct of computing professional . Computer ethics became well defined upon the co-authoring of Gotterbam in the Association of Computing Machines Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct . Since then a new spectrum of computer ethics as a principle was known

The following are the concerns that initiated ethical and legal questions : First is privacy which was defined as the power over personal information which is violated by users who access private s . Next is the intellectual property right that is often breached by the copy-paste ' users without proper citation . Third is the professional responsibility of the programmers which is unfaithfully depreciated as experts tend to put bias on their work , such as a virus to bring down information of one company in favor of the other . These concerns established a greater reason for defining computer ethics

In the case study presented , Lego management should first make a Lego website where hackers and all other fanatic can exchange ideas and create some forums . Now , the Lego management should do its job little by little . First they should establish good ties with these hackers and fanatics . Next is that they should make a sound deal to the hackers . For example hackers can get incentives upon making programs that could increase the sales of Mindstorms . Now when ties are built , they can now talk to these hackers regarding the legalization of the distribution of LEGO 's software . Then here comes the point , the Lego management will set limits and specifications on how it will be distributed . The operating system will have a very specific measure in such a way it will be preserve . And if in case that breach of...