Internet ethics
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In January 1989 the Internet Architecture Board
(IAB) issued a statement of policy concerning Internet ethics. This document is referred to as RFC 1087 'Ethics
and the Internet'.
An extract of RFC 1087 follows:
Internet Architecture Board
The Internet Architecture Board is the committee charged with oversight of the technical and engineering development of the Internet by the Internet Society ....
(IAB) issued a statement of policy concerning Internet ethics. This document is referred to as RFC 1087 'Ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
and the Internet'.
An extract of RFC 1087 follows:
- The IAB strongly endorses the view of the Division Advisory Panel of the National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
Division of Network, Communications Research and Infrastructure which, in paraphrase, characterized as unethical and unacceptable any activity which purposely:
- Seeks to gain unauthorized access to the resources of the InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. - Disrupts the intended use of the Internet.
- Wastes resources (people, capacity, computer) through such actions.
- Destroys the integrity of computer-based information.
- CompromiseCompromiseTo compromise is to make a deal where one person gives up part of his or her demand.In arguments, compromise is a concept of finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desire.Extremism is often considered as...
s the privacy of users.
See also
- Ethics of technologyEthics of technologyEthics in technology is a subfield of ethics addressing the ethical questions specific to the Technology Age. Some prominent works of philosopher Hans Jonas are devoted to ethics of technology. It is often held that technology itself is incapable of possessing moral or ethical qualities, since...
- AoIR. (2001). Ethics Working Committee: Preliminary Report for Ethics, from http://aoir.org/reports/ethics.pdf