Online Safety and Security,

Ethics and Netiquette

What do you share on your
social networking sites?
 Common Issues and Crimes on the internet:

01 Hacking

02 Malware

03 Data Protection

04 Anonymity
 Intellectual Property Rights

01 Copyright

02 Plagiarism

03 Cracking

04 Software License
 Computer Dangers

Inappropriate Materials Bullying Violation of

Privacy

Legal and Physical Abuse

Financial
Problems
 Ethics?
Ethics are a structure of
standards and practices that
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influence how people lead their
lives. 
 Online Ethics
• Online ethics focuses on the acceptable use of online resources in an
online environment.
 Netiquette
• Netiquette focuses on the acceptable behavior of the person while using
the internet resource.

• Combination of the words “net” and “etiquette”

 The Core Rules of Netiquette
Excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea

1. Remember the Human

2. Adhere to the same standards
of behavior online that you
follow in real life.
3. Know where you are in
cyberspace.
 The Core Rules of Netiquette
Excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea

4. Respect other people’s time

and bandwidth
5. Make yourself look good
online
6. Share expert knowledge
 The Core Rules of Netiquette
Excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea

7. Help keep flame wars under

control
8. Respect other people’s
privacy
9. Don’t abuse your power
10. Be forgiving of other people’s
mistakes
Online Search and Research Skills
1. Choose your web browser based on the best search
engine for you.
2. Use punctuation and Boolean operators (AND ,
OR, NOT)
3. Filter results by setting the range of time it was
searched.
4. Use truncations (*, ? and $)
5. Limit your search specifics
6. Use quotation marks for specific phrases
7. Use advanced Search button to refine the search
8. Use browser history
9. Read and spell-check
Improving your research skills online
1. Know your sources
2. Use your web browser properly
3. Organize your bookmarks
4. Learn to used advanced search
techniques
5. Follow the web