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INTRODUCTION
The digital world is changing at a tremendous pace. New communication technologies open up new possibilities, but by using them you also expose yourself, and others, to various risks. Many people have trouble assessing these risks, especially with regard to the subject of safe digital communication. This is particularly true of people working in regimes with high levels of censorship. However, your data can be used or misused by others as well-governments, Companies, or even other persons (sometimes even unintentionally). Information Technology (1T) plays a central role in commerce, industry, government, education, entertainment and society at large. Its economic and social benefits hardly need explanation. But, like any other technology, IT also has problematic implications and some negative impacts on society. It poses and creates problems related to ethics and, in general. Contains three main types of ethical issues: personal privacy, access right and harmful actions.
Let us look closely at these issues, exploring in each case the ways in which they affect the public reactions to this technological change. how to protect yourself, your sources, or your friends? What are the safe routes to take? How do you secure your personal data. We will also learn about the laws which can provide us with complete do you secure your personal data? This blog aims to address these issues to help you choose safety while working online. This chapter also discusses computer ethics or standards of conduct- pertaining to computers. It also deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. Basically, computer ethics describe the difference between ethical and unethical. For example, while it is easy to duplicate copyrighted electronic (or digital) content, computer ethics would suggest that it is wrong to do so without the author's approval. And while it may be possible to access someone's personal information on a computer system, computer ethics would advise that such an action is unethical.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
You must have heard the word property; it is generally used to mean a possession or, more
specifically, something to which the owner has legal rights You might have also encountered the phrase intellectual property. This term has become more commonplace during the past few years, especially in the context of computer ethics. But what exactly does it refer to?
Intellectual property refers to creations of the intellect (hence, the name); inventions, literary
and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce are part of it.
Intellectual property is usually divided into two branches, namely industrial property which, broadly speaking, protects inventions and copyright, which protects literary and artistic works.
Intellectual property is divided into two categories:
(a) Industrial property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs,
commercial names, designations and geographic indications (location-specific brands), etc.
(b) Copyright, which includes literary and artistic works
such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, and architectural designs. Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of original worl exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited period.
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is copying someone else's work and then passing it off as one's own. It is morally bad because it is an act of stealing. In other words, it is copying information and not giving the author credit for it. act of plagiarism. It involves lying, cheating, theft, and dishonesty. Copying programs written by other programmers and claiming them as your own could be an can be classified as accidental/unintentional or deliberate/intentional. Traditional plagiarism includes copying someone else's work, cutting and pasting blocks of tar any kind of media (audio, video files or movie clips) from electronic sources without Plagiarism documenting and at the same time publishing it on the web without the permission of developers/creators. On the other hand, unintentional/accidental plagiarism involves careless paraphrasing (changing the words or sentence construction of a copied document), quoting a text excessively along with poor documentation. Usually, accidental plagiarism cases are less serious in comparison to deliberate plagiarism that may result in serious implications.
How to avoid Plagiarism-
Plagiarism is a bad practice and should be avoided by the following simple measures:
1. Use your own words and ideas.
2 Always provide reference or give credit to the source from where you have received your
information.
3. If, by any chance, it becomes necessary to use someone's exact words, don't forget to put them in quotes and give credit using in-text citations.
4. AS far as possible, try to include the source in your works citing page number.
5.Cite the name of the website, a URL, or the name of authors, and acknowledge them if you have used their work after rearranging the order of a sentence and changing some of the
lake information in the form of bulleted notes in your own words rather than copying the
words.
7.Use online tools to check for plagiarism.
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