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Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace

(CYB-ETHICS.AG1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-227-4
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1

Preface

2

The Internet and Ethical Values

  • Cyberethics and Code
  • Iron Cage or Gateway to Utopia?
  • Ethical Values and the Digital Frontier
  • Postscript on Moral Theory
  • Floridi’s Macroethics
  • Normative Principles
  • Additional Resources
3

Information and Power: Regulating and Governing Networked Technologies

  • The Early History of the Internet
  • The Internet’s Architecture
  • Net Neutrality
  • The World Wide Web
  • Gatekeepers and Search Engines
  • Social Networking
  • Internet Governance
  • Contested Sovereignty in Cyberspace
  • Internet Monopolies
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Studies: American or Australian Libel Law?
  • Additional Resources
4

Free Speech and Censorship in Cyberspace

  • Speech and Internet Architecture
  • Pornography in Cyberspace
  • Hate Speech
  • Online Threats
  • Anonymous Speech
  • Government Censorship and the Fate of Political Speech
  • Postscript
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Studies: When Is a Facebook Post a Real Threat?
  • Additional Resources
5

Intellectual Property in Cyberspace

  • Background on Intellectual Property
  • Issues for the Internet and Networking Technologies
  • Digital Books and E-Books
  • Postscript
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Studies: Readers' Rights, Remixing, and Mashups
  • Additional Resources
6

Privacy Rights in the Age of Surveillance

  • A Definition and Theory of Privacy
  • Personal Information on the Internet
  • Consumer Privacy on the Internet
  • The United States and the European Union: Divergent Paths to Privacy Protection
  • A Prescription for Privacy?
  • Privacy in the Workplace
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Studies: Privacy and the Right to Be Forgotten
  • Additional Resources
7

Securing the Digital Infrastructure

  • Vulnerabilities of Networked Technologies
  • Cybercrime
  • Antipiracy Architectures
  • Trespass, Hackers, and Hacktivism
  • Security Measures in Cyberspace
  • CyberSecurity as a Moral Obligation
  • The Encryption Controversy: A Public Policy Perspective
  • New Encryption Disputes and Challenges
  • Encryption Code, Privacy, and Free Speech
  • Discussion Questions
  • Case Studies: The Lulz Sec Hackers
  • Additional Resources

1

The Internet and Ethical Values

  • Understanding Lessig's Constraints
  • Understanding Iron Cage or Gateway to Utopia
  • Discussing About the Internet and Ethical Values
  • Understanding Moral Theories
  • Understanding Negative and Positive Rights
  • Understanding Contractarianism and Utilitarianism
  • Understanding Moral Theories
  • Understanding the Floridi’s Ethical Theory
  • Understanding Normative Principles
2

Information and Power: Regulating and Governing Networked Technologies

  • Understanding ARPANET
  • Understanding Internet-Related Terms
  • Introducing the Internet Architecture
  • Understanding ICANN
3

Free Speech and Censorship in Cyberspace

  • Understanding Child Pornography Acts
  • Understanding the Communications Decency Act
  • Understanding COPA
  • Understanding CIPA
  • Discussing About Hate Speech, Anonymous Speech, and Internet Threats
4

Intellectual Property in Cyberspace

  • Understanding the Copyright Term Extension Act
  • Understanding Types of Legal Protections
  • Understanding Legal Protection for Intellectual Property
  • Understanding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  • Understanding Copyright Laws
  • Understanding Legal Protection Terms
  • Understanding DRM
5

Privacy Rights in the Age of Surveillance

  • Identifying Types of Risks
  • Understanding Seclusion Theory Terms
  • Discussing the FCRA and COPPA Acts
  • Understanding the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Explaining Types of Acts
6

Securing the Digital Infrastructure

  • Understanding Internet worms
  • Understanding CFAA
  • Discussing About Cybercrime and its Security Measures
  • Learning About Public Key Encryption
  • Understanding DES and AES
  • Understanding the Clipper Chip

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