Plagiarism

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a form of cheating, but it's a little complicated so a kid might do it without understanding that it's wrong. Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous boundaries.

Five Unethical Uses of Computers

• Pornography

·         Distribution and use of pornography has been greatly facilitated with the use of the computer. Not only is the use of adult pornography widespread with the use of computers, but so is child pornography. Child pornography is one of the most, if not the most, unethical uses of the computer today.

• Cyber-bullying

·         Bullying online is another form of unethical computer use. It is widespread and getting increasing coverage in the media as it becomes a larger problem. Sitting in front of a computer screen takes away the need to bully and harass someone in person and thus makes even worse actions and harassment possible. Additionally, the use of social networking on the computer as a tool for cyber-bullying is growing.

• Plagiarism

·         Plagiarism is another unethical use of the computer. By going online, it is becoming increasingly easy to find material for plagiarism. The computer also facilitates writing articles through plagiarism by the use of writing programs and simply copying and pasting the words onto a document and taking credit for the work.

• Cheating

·         Cheating in relationships is made easier through social networking online or the use of emails. Everything is password protected, making users able to be unfaithful in their relationships and even engage in cyber sex without anyone catching on.

Identity Theft

·         Theft of someone's identity is facilitated by the computer, making it yet another unethical use. If criminals are knowledgeable enough at computer hacking, then it is easy for them to gain access to the personal and financial information of other people and proceed in stealing their identity and ruining their lives.

Source: http://www.ehow.com/info_7806377_five-unethical-uses-computers.html