Computer use is like a worm installed in a system. As every second, minute, and hour passes by, it doubles the contamination. Knowing the fact that technologies are invading our world is not anymore new in our ears. Our lives are already bombarded with technologies. Coping with a life full of technologies existing, how do we know if such action involving technologies, especially computers, are considered morally good or bad under all or certain circumstances?
A. Morally good/bad under certain circumstances
One thing that pops in my mind is hacking. There are different types of hacking but I will only site 2; white and black hacking. White hacking is done for good purposes. In USA, they do white hacking to trace information and other things for the benefit of their country. On the other hand, black hacking is practiced by people who only want to benefit their selves and to destroy other people. Creation of worms and computer viruses is also what I consider to be good/bad under certain circumstances. I’ve heard there is a worm developed by a certain country that will destroy a system that matches with the platform of a specific detonator.
Though these actions bring destruction, it’s not surprising that they also have their ethical side.
B. Morally good under all circumstances
Developing softwares for our benefit is morally good, isn’t it? Softwares that will make life easier and better. It’s what people seek, things that will bring benefits.
C. Morally bad under all circumstances
Students often take the road of plagiarism. We are all aware of copy-paste process without acknowledging the authors. This, I think, is morally bad. Well, it is human nature to choose a path that will require you a little amount of effort. But have we thought of what the people who originally made those things we copied and declared as our own might feel? If you were in their shoes, then I’m pretty sure you won’t feel good.
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ReplyDeleteDeveloping software for our benefit is I think doesn't belong to morally good at all times because what benefits us doesn't mean it is always moral. People have many different perception of what benefits them. For example, What if I created a software to steal e-mail accounts or social networking accounts and do immoral activities on those accounts because this what benefits me? or What if I created a software to crash a university site because they kicked me out and what makes me think that benefits me is a revenge which is to crash their site?.
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ReplyDeletein using computer, there are always good and bad. If you think this are good and bad, I respect your opinion.
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