Unit 22: Vocabulary

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commandment
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a rule to be observed strictly
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""Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people" is the first of the 10 Commandments of Computer Ethics, laid out by the Computer Ethics Institute."
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CEI (Computer Ethics Institute)
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a nonprofit research, education, and public policy organization focused on the issues, dilemmas, and challenges of advancing information technology within ethical frameworks
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"The CEI's mission is to facilitate the examination and recognition of ethical issues in the development and use of modern information technologies."
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consent
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permission, agreement
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"I needed written consent from my boss to change the security settings on the server."
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consequences
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results; things that happen as a result of a previous action; usually negative
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"The server admin was unaware of the dire consequences of installing the wrong version of Apache web server."
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copyright infringement
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to use somebody's content without proper permission
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"The webmaster committed copyright infringement when he copied an article from another website."
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cracking
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criminal hacking; exploiting security holes to gain unauthorized access to computer systems
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"Ethically speaking, cracking is no different from other forms of illegal trespassing or stealing."
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dependent
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determined or controlled by something else
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"The software utility was dependent on a specific architecture of CPU in order to run at optimal speed."
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encounter
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to meet or come across
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"If you meet an alien from another planet it is called a "close encounter of the third kind"."
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ethics
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a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality (what is right and wrong)
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"As computers become more powerful the need for computer ethics classes is increasing."
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Internet privacy
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general techniques and technologies used to protect sensitive data, communications, and preferences
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"The US government routinely tries to expand and restrict Internet privacy laws."
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Norbert Wiener
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(1894–1964) mathematician and cybernetics pioneer; considered the forefather of computer ethics
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"The Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility is awarded annually by CPSR."
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phishing
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obtaining sensitive information through a deceptive email campaign, while pretending to be a trusted person, business, or resource
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"The man thought his bank was asking him to change his password, but it was actually a phishing scam trying to trick him into revealing it."
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photoshopping
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digitally transforming or altering a photograph in order to misrepresent the original
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"Magazines routinely photoshop pictures of models in order to remove pimples, moles, and wrinkles"
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privacy policy
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a statement or a legal document that discloses the ways an organization gathers, uses, and stores the end user's data
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"Every website that collects user information should have their privacy policy posted online."
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reputation
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the common opinion about someone or something
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"Being hacked can negatively affect a company's online reputation."
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snoop
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to search for private information without permission
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"The IT security officer was caught snooping on an employee's private email account in order to steal her personal bank account number."
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social engineering
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a broad term for any online or offline technique that uses deception to trick people into giving out confidential information
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"The hacker used social engineering methods to trick a bank teller into giving out another user's password."
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tedious
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boring, repetitive, slow or long
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"Debugging code can be a tedious process without the correct knowledge and tools."
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