Computer Ethics

CRITICAL POSITION PAPER ON ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO PRIVACY I decided to pick the Robert Morris case in chapter four for my scenario to discuss. I believe this case has several ethical problems that we need to deal with. First of all, there is the obvious act that Robert Morris intentionally created and distributed a virus, knowing that it was capable of severely damaging networks. However, he did say that once he realized what he …

…my friends enjoyment that would be looked upon as good. If I made a mistake in the programming and created a gliche in the system I would not necessarily be immoral. I was mistaken due to my justified ignorance. However, the viruses that make it into our text were created by highly skilled masters and for that reason they are not only not justified, but need to be dealt with in a much harsher fashion.