Question 4b
The internet is a hot bed of controversy regarding the ethical use of personal information obtained due to the ‘wired’ nature of the cyber world. Our location is tracked unknowingly and sent to others, our shopping habits are collected and sold to merchants, even photos and
videos are circulated worldwide without our knowledge or permission.
Research this ethical issue. Provide your thinking as to whether the actions of internet providers, collectors and consumers of this type of information are acting in an ethical manner. Should users of the internet have a reasonable expectation of privacy when using the internet? Why, or why not?
5b.
Select and analyze what you consider to a be a recent or current ‘high profile’ trial. Describe the quality of the press (printed, TV) coverage. State whether you believe this coverage has been unbiased and ethical or whether there has been ethical ‘lapses’ (i.e. biased) and the possible
motives for biased coverage. Cite examples and justify your position.

PROFESSIONAL LAW AND ETHICS

Ethics refers to a set of moral principles that set to govern an person or a group of people over

the behavior that is generally acceptable. Internet ethics therefore refers to the acceptable

behavior while using the internet. (Kinkead, 2013)Users of the internet must understand that the

Web is a place where the moral values are considered and should be maintained at the highest

sense since this is a platform that so many people all over the world share information. However

in the past internet has been abused where even crimes have been conducted by the internet

usage. One of the main factor that has been abused through the use of the internet is privacy and

confidentiality. (Gunning, Holm, & Kenway, 2014)There is no single mode of communication

that is 100% efficient and private. The e-mails can be sent to wrong recipients while personal

information can be accessed through the social networks such as facebook, twitter and others.