Chitkara International School held a workshop on CYBER ETHICS on 1st October, 2011. Cyber ethics is the study of ethics pertaining to computer networks and how this affects individuals and society. Nowadays cyber ethics is known as 'Electronic Ethics.' Information was provided on computer security on how we can protect our systems from Viruses, Worms, Hoaxes and Trojan Horses. Online scams were also discussed. Different ways in which our Electronic safety can be infringed were given. For Example, Virus/crack of a software, Spam mails( unknown mails), Internet Banking fraud- Message and mails, Internet Banking fraud- Key loggers and Social networking.

Benefits of using virtual keyboard were given. A virtual keyboard is where a full-size image of a QWERTY keyboard is projected onto any surface. Touching the image of a key generates a unique electronic signal corresponding to a key's image. Using a virtual keyboard eliminates the chance of breakage and infection transfer.

Examples of cyber ethical questions included "Is it OK to display personal information about others on the Internet?" "Who owns digital data (such as music, movies, books, web pages, etc.) and what should users be allowed to do with it?", "Is access to the Internet a basic right that everyone should have?"

Social networking with its advantages and disadvantages were also discussed.

Overall, the workshop on Cyber ethics was very educational and informative.

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