Internet and Computer Ethics for Kids : (And Parents and Teachers Who Haven't Got a Clue)

by Schwartau, Winn; Busch, D. L.

• ISBN13: 9780962870057
• ISBN10: 0962870056
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Interpact Pr

Summary

This highly entertaining. colorful, and non-technical neutral discussion of the perils of the Internet for kids, families, and teachers "should be on the reading list of every parent whose child has access to a computer" (Congressman Tom Tancredo).

Table of Contents

There Are No Rules

What Are (Is) Ethics?

And Then They Built the Internet

Who Are the Hackers?

Is Hacking Ethical?

Passwords and Access Codes

Graffiti

Phreaking

War Dialing

Anonymity

Viruses

Trojan Horses and Malicious Code

Spoofing

Spam

Everything You Read On the Net Is True

Scams and Hoaxes

On-Line Auctions

Rumor Mongering

Stealing

Software Piracy: To Copy or Not?

Plagiarism

Social Engineering

Flaming and Hate Mail

Meeting People

Stalking

Morphing and Special Effects

Voyeurism and Eavesdropping

Pornography

We Have No Privacy

Privacy Part II

Hall Monitors On the Internet

Ratting On Others

Ethics and the Law

Hactivism: Cyber-Civil Disobedience

Personal Responsibility

Cyber Cops and the Computer Police

It's OK, I Won't Get Caught

It's My House and We Play By My Rules

Making Ethical Decisions

Cyber Parenting

Appendix

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