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Below is a list of social and ethical issues concerning networks (LANs and WANs).  As a class, we will build the list, and you may contribute to the list individually too.
 
Below is a list of social and ethical issues concerning networks (LANs and WANs).  As a class, we will build the list, and you may contribute to the list individually too.
  

Revision as of 14:53, 25 September 2008

Directions

Below is a list of social and ethical issues concerning networks (LANs and WANs). As a class, we will build the list, and you may contribute to the list individually too.

Reliability

  • being disconnected from others

Integrity

  • hackers changing messages

Security

  • packet sniffing credit card numbers

Privacy and anonymity

  • information over a network should still be kept private

Authenticity

  • message received is truly sent by the original who sent it

Intellectual property

  • insert issue here

Equality of access

  • insert issue here

Control

  • insert issue here

Globalization and cultural diversity

  • insert issue here

Policies and standards

  • insert issue here

People and machines

  • insert issue here