| The focus of Ethics and the Internet
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| | will only increase. Ethical and moral
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| (E&I) are on us rather than on the
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| | issues in computer ethics and are among
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| technology itself. At great human and
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| | the most vital social aspects of
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| economic cost, resources drawn from
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| | information technology. But, there are
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| governments, industry and the academic
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| | currently two major problems in the area.
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| communities have been assembled into a
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| | First, inconsistent moral behavior,
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| collection of interconnected networks
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| | leading to immoral acts such as virus
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| called the Internet. Begun as a vehicle
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| | creation and capital theft and second,
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| for experimental network research in the
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| | lack of awareness concerning information
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| mid-1970's, the Internet has become an
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| | technology security and IT-related
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| important national infrastructure
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| | crimes. Not even IT experts have an
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| supporting an increasingly widespread,
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| | adequate knowledge of computer ethics,
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| multi-disciplinary community of
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| | though there is every indication that
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| researchers ranging, from computer
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| | ethics should be a part of their
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| scientists and electrical engineers, to
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| | professional baggage. As for the
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| mathematicians, medical researchers,
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| | development of ethical skills, it is not
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| astronomers and space scientists.As is
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| | just a matter of education; rather, it is
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| true of other common infrastructures
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| | an on-going process that every
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| (e.g., roads, water reservoirs and
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| | professional should be aware
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| delivery systems, and the power
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| | of.Educational institutions play an
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| generation and distribution network),
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| | important role in this respect. In
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| there is widespread dependence on the
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| | addition to imparting technical
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| Internet by its users for the support of
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| | knowledge, they should also teach
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| day-to-day activities. The reliable
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| | computer ethics. Educational issues and
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| operation of the Internet, and the
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| | ethical awareness are important as they
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| responsible use of its resources, is of
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| | provide the motivation for complying with
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| common interest and concern for its
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| | learned ethical principles. Ethical
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| users, operators and sponsors. Network
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| | decision-making formulas and applicable
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| infrastructures underscore the need to
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| | theories are helpful for sharing
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| reiterate the professional responsibility
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| | information about the application of
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| every Internet user bears to colleagues
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| | ethics. This information can then be
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| and to the sponsors of the system. Abuse
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| | disseminated by educational institutions.
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| of the system thus, becomes a matter
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| | Professionals must have the capability to
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| above and beyond simple professional
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| | make broad-minded, objective ethical
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| ethics.Information means power. This old
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| | decisions based on know-how. They also
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| maxim has become more and more pertinent
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| | have to do their level best to create a
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| in our modern information society. The
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| | working environment and atmosphere where
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| development of information technology has
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| | ethical dilemmas can be discussed openly,
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| been dashing and, if future predictions
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| | objectively and constructively.
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| are anything to go by, the pace of change
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