THE

NETIQUETTE
AND THE
COMPUTER
ETHICS
 L1. Netiquette

1.1. What is Netiquette?

CONTENTS 1.2. Ten Commandments of Computer
Ethics
L2. Cybercrimes

2.1. What is Cyber?

2.2. Common Forms of Cybercrimes

2.3. Criminal Activities

L3. Internet Threats
 W H AT I S
NETIQUETTE?

Netiquette/Network Etiquette - the etiquette of cyberspace and

“etiquette” means the forms of required by good breeding or prescribed by authority
to be required in social or official life. In other words, netiquette is a set of rules
for behaving properly online.
is concerned with the "proper" way to communicate an online
environment
 REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE
Even though you may be interacting with a computer screen, you are communicating with a real
person who will react to your message. Make a good impression and avoid confrontational or
offensive language.

AVOID Communicating effectively requires the use of correct

SLANG, terminology, spelling, and grammar that can easily be
ACRONYM understood.
S, AND
TEXT

AVOID Typing an entire message using all capital letters

“SCREAMIN
G” IN TYPED is known as “screaming”.
MESSAGES
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 REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE
PROOFREAD
Proofreading your messages before you send them
YOUR
is a best practice for effective and efficient
MESSAGES
BEFORE
communication.
SENDING THEM
Fire

Strive to make your communications concise and free of any:

• Spelling and grammar errors
• Confusing terms or phrases that could be misunderstood
• Errors of omission, such as missing content or recipients.
• Errors in accuracy of information.

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 REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE

E-mail and chat messages that you send or

EXERCISE receive are considered private and should not
GOOD be forwarded or copied to others without
JUDGMENT gaining the consent
Fire of all involved
WHEN
SHARING participants.
INFORMATION
WITH OTHERS
ONLINE

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 Do not share online any sensitive personal information
such as:

- Your home address or phone number

- Personal conversations
- Social plans, such as vacations
- Financial information
- Usernames, passwords, or hints
- Anything personal that you would not want shared by others over the
Internet.
 REMEMBER THE GOLDEN
RULE
Be constructive and respectful when sharing
RESPECT
DIVERSITY IN opinions, beliefs,
Fire
and criticisms, or responding
VIEWPOINTS to those of others in the conversation.

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 Rule 1: Remember the Human When communicating
electronically, practice the Golden Rule: Do unto
others as you would have others do unto you.

Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online

that you follow in real life.
TEN
COMMANDME Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace "Netiquette
varies from domain to domain." (Shea,1994)

NTS Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth

Electronic communication takes time:
OF time to read and time in which to respond.

COMPUTER
Rule 5: Make yourself look good online. You will,
ETHICS however, be judged by the quality of your writing,
so keep the following
tips in mind: Always check for spelling and
grammar errors
 Rule 6: Share expert knowledge. This "information
sharing“ capability is one of the reasons the
Internet was founded. Share what you know!

Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control. "Flame

wars," when two or three people exchange angry
TEN posts between one another.

COMMANDMEN Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy depending on

what you are reading in the virtual
world.
TS
Rule 9: Don't abuse your power Just like in face-to-face
OF situations, there are people in cyberspace who have
more "power" than others. Think of Rule 1:
COMPUTER Remember the human.

ETHICS Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes Not

everyone has the same amount of experience
working in the virtual world. And not everyone
knows the rules of netiquette.
 TECHNOLOGY
IS A USEFUL
S E R VA N T B U T
A DANGEROUS
MASTER.
christian lous lange
THANK YOU!