Computer ethics is a subdivision of practical ethics that reflects ethical issues raised or amplified by computer technology. New computing technology is very powerful and malleable and computers can be programmed to perform a wide range of functions that can carry out various and diverse applications in our society. Communication that depends on computer technology has grown radically through well-known use of the internet, cell phones, and positioning systems. Computer ethics has grown dramatically to issues in most activities within society including military, government, law, education, and business because computing has become united in society. Through its extensive growing computer ethics is acreage of activated ethics that affects and intersects around all added branches of applied ethics.
Computer ethics is fascinating philosophy, not because we widely use it, but because the applications of computing technology increase interesting
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It has become more and more vital due to its significant expansion in software and hardware and the digitalization of some popular products which includes movies, arts, photos, music, and games that are produced, shared, distributed, and represented using digital format. Digital information can be easily and accurately copied, the extent to which digital information should be owned and protected is greatly discussed. Copyright. Patent, and trademark continue to prosper the in the digital realm. Corporations have become increasingly aggressive in their attempts to increase their holdings and revenue streams by “enclosing” the internet and deploying various digital rights management systems to prevent or deter these processes(Jones, 2016). The basic philosophy issues of digitalized products extend well beyond computer programs to the products in a digitalized form. A game that costs a millions of Rand to produce can be copied and shared at no