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These are the notes for IT Tech Legal & Moral Issues, which is a custom chapter for IT2.
These are the notes for IT Tech Legal & Moral Issues, which is a custom chapter for IT2.
IT Tech Legal & Moral Issues
Chapter 10, IT 2
Computers and Privacy
Privacy: Do not access files not related to the task at hand. Make sure you are aware of all legal issues during the course of work.
Example: During the course of the work, you find illegal software, or you find illegal or immoral files? Perhaps you find terror related files/images? What do you do assuming you found this?
Answer: You may need to report these depending on where the work is being performed, you will need to maintain a ‘Chain of Custody’ most of the time. If someone is doing something illegal with their computer and they are confronted/charged, the first thing that will most likely happen is that that the blame is placed on you, you can show where the computer was (when, where). Remember, finding something like this is only valid if you found it during your course of work. You’re at fault if you wander around and then find it.
Part of this lines up with Integrity. Such as, you need to be consistent in what you’re doing. In addition to that, you must make sure everyone knows you’re consistent. Additionally, Copyrights come into play with this subject.
‘Finding Illegal Software’ ties in with the EUA (End User Agreement), meaning licensing for the most part. We must know three types:
- Single User
- Multi User
- Site License
Moral Ethics of Computers, Adapted from Somewhere
Do not use a computer to harm the other people.
Do not interfere with other people’s computer work.
Do not snoop around other people's computer files.
Do not use a computer to steal.
Do not copy software illegally.
Do not use other people's computer w/o authentication.
Do not steal other people's intellectual output (property).
Do think of consequences of group work / design actions.
Obey all relevant laws and policies.
Example Scenario: You find illegal files/images on a computer at someone’s house, it’s child porn. What do you do?
Answer: You need to be cautious and smart about it. Don’t even acknowledge it exists, wait until you’re out of the house to report it.
Computer Crime (Cybercrime)
Intellectual / White Collar Crime
Stealing Trade Secrets
Hacking: Any computer related activity which is not sanctioned or approved of by an employer or owner of a system or network.
Computer & Calculator
Computers are self-directed, whereas calculators need to be directed.
1949: Computers, ENIAC
1946: Other Devices
ENIAC:
- 15,000 Sq Ft
- 30 Tons
- 19,000 Tubes
Did one type operation that at the time would
Univac: Magnetic Tape
At 1952, they started using Card Input. Punchcard. Magnetic amplifier replaced vacuum tube.
Timeline of History!
1953: Worldwide, 100 Computers
1957: 1st Dot Matrix Printer
1956: 1st Generation Computers
1959 -1964: 2nd Generation +
1964 -1972: 3rd Generation +
1972 - ... : 4th Generation +
1967 - First floppy disk.
1968 - Intel founded.
1968 - Mouse introduced.
1970 - 1st computer to have main memory made out of monolithic circuits.
1971 - 1st microprocessor.
1976 - Apple II Released
1979 - First human was killed by a robot.
1972 - Pong released. (Game)
1972 - First scientific calculator produced.
1975 - Microsoft Founded
1980 - Pac-Man
1981 - MS-DOS
1983 - 1st personal computer; Lisa released.
1984 - Macintosh was released.
1985 - C++ Language invented.
1986 - IBM PCs convertible. Laptop, basically. Mac Plus.
1987 - Amiga 500
1989 - WWW Invented
1990 - Windows 3.0 Released
1992 - “Windows NT Addresses 2GB of RAM, more than any application will ever need”
1992 - Wolfenstein 3D Released
1993 - DOOM Released
1994 - “jpg” was developed.
1995 - Windows 95 / Dot Com Boom; Linux released; Pentium 120 Mhz
1996 - 1st Java Development Kit
1997 - Wifi developed
1998 - iMac G3
1999 - 1st Macro Developed
2000 - Windows 2000
2001 - SATA 1.0 Introduced
2003 - Skype released
2004 - Blu Ray and Bluetooth
2005 - YouTube and Google Maps
2007 - iPhone
2008 - Google released Android
2009 - Bitcoin
2011 - Seagate 4TB HDD
2014 - Seagate 2TB HDD
2016 - Fix State 13TB SSD
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