Computer Ethics

identity theft

A crime that involves someone pretending to be another person in order to steal money or obtain benefits

Take Down Notices

Requests to remove copyright infringing content from sites. (DMCA)

Invisible information gathering

collection of personal information online about a user without the user's knowledge

Filters

can be used to block access to websites that contain certain words, phrases, and images

biometrics

the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or dna

fair use

1. purpose and nature of use

2. nature of work

3. size and significance of portion used

4. effect on market

copyright

the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, or software and to authorize others to do the same.

patent

(n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted

napster case

Napster lost b/c they were encouraging and assisting in infringement of copyrights

cyber crime

criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the Internet.

threat actor

An individual or a group that attempts to exploit vulnerabilities to cause or force a threat to occur.

Hacking

At first it wasn't considered bad, (60's-70's) but then things changed.

hactivism

Political, social, or religious activism taken online; sometimes called cyberterrorism.

Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998

-anticircumvention and safe harbor provisions

-anti circumvention prohibits skirting the rules or prevention systems

-safe harbor means host sites aren't responsible (think napster)

USA Patriot Act (2001)

-Gov't has more access to personal civilian info

-Gov't allowed to monitor online activity without a warrant

-Amended Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to be more strict on hacking

Privacy act of 1974

Established rules to regulate federal use of personal data, specifically regulating government databases

communications decency act

Found to be unconstitutional bc it was too vague and too broad, did not use least restrictive means of accomplishing the goal of protecting children

CAN-SPAM Act

-Bans false or misleading header info

-Mandates opt out method for unsolicited email

-requires commercial email identified as advertisement

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

(2000) filtering software required in federally funded schools and libraries

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA)

Established oversight rules for the NSA because the NSA was collecting surveillance on Americans without a court order