Chapter 6 Web Ethics and Safety

The use of computers, cell phones or other electronic devices to deliberately and repeatedly harm another person through the Internet

• Fair Use

• Cyberbullying

• Piracy

Exception to copyright infringement

• Firewall

• Identity Theft

• Fair Use

Software designed to protect computers from viruses

• Firewall

• Network Switch

• Router

Computer device which forwards data packets from one network to another

• Firewall

• Network Switch

• Router

Ownership of any creative work or invention

• Fair Use

• Intellectual Property

• Piracy

Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted materials, information or production

• Piracy

• Cyberbullying

• Identity Theft

Fraud which involves stealing personal information for financial gain through e-mail

• Piracy

• Network Switch

• E-mail Scam

Crime which occurs when someone's personal and financial information is stolen in order to impersonate him or her for financial gain

• Cyberbullying

• Fair Use

• Identity Theft

Network controller which connects network devices and allows effective communication between these devices

• Router

• Network Switch

• Firewall

Originally refers to someone who is an expert at computer programming and who is able to solve computer problems, but also means someone who illegally gains access to others' computer for their own profits

• Hacker

• Firewall

• Cyberbullying