What is computer ethics?

Everything in life requires an ethic. So does computer. But what is computer ethics? According to http://www.techterms.com/definition/computerethics , ethics is a set of moral principle that govern the behaviour of a group or individual.

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Therefore, computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights (such as copyrighted electronic content), privacy concerns and how computers affect society. It is almost impossible to educate the society to fully use the guidelines in the computer ethics. With the open source network available, computer ethics can be neglected by some irresponsible individual or group to misused the cyber networking.

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This is a useful video about computer
ethics in terms of online privacy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFfYxgDpRo