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 PROPERTY
Works 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
COMPUTER CRIME
System of moral standards or moral values used as a
guideline
Any illegalfor computer
acts users.
involving computers.
CODE OF ETHICS
Guidelines in ICT that help determine whether a
specificLAW
CYBER computer action is ethical or unethical.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Any laws relating to protect the Internet and other
communication technologies.
Works created by inventors, authors and artists.
PRIVACY
Right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict
the collection and use of information about them.
 DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ETHICS AND LAW

ETHICS LAW
As a guideline As a rule
Free to follow Must follow
Universal Depend on country
Ethical computers Prevent misuse
users
Immoral 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.