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Cyberethics is "a branch of ethics concerned with behavior in an online environment". [1] In another definition, it is the "exploration of the entire range of ethical and moral issues that arise in cyberspace " while cyberspace is understood to be "the electronic worlds made visible by the Internet ."
a label for women—especially young women who might not even want to align with feminism's history—not just to consume new technologies but to actively participate in their making; a critical engagement with new technologies and their entanglement with power structures and systemic oppression.
Computer ethics is a part of practical philosophy concerned with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. [1]Margaret Anne Pierce, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computers at Georgia Southern University has categorized the ethical decisions related to computer technology and usage into three primary influences: [2]
The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics were created in 1992 by the Washington, D.C.–based Computer Ethics Institute. [1] The commandments were introduced in the paper "In Pursuit of a 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics" by Ramon C. Barquin as a means to create "a set of standards to guide and instruct people in the ethical use of computers."
The main issues discovered in interesting and retaining women in computer science were feelings of an experience gap, confidence doubts, interest in curriculum and pedagogy, and peer culture. [95] Universities across North America are changing their computer science programs to make them more appealing to women. [96]
(Excerpted from a thread at the Village Pump) . Without some sort of overall assessment (making allowances for confidentiality) from the people who work directly with the WMF Emergency Response System, it is uncertain how women's safety concerns specific to Wikipedia participation may diverge from women's general concerns regarding harassment and online safety.
Human rights in cyberspace is a relatively new and uncharted area of law. The United Nations Human Rights Council has stated that the freedoms of expression and information under Article 19(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights include the freedom to receive and communicate information, ideas and opinions through the Internet.
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) [1] [2] is a 501(c)(3) non-profit aimed at supporting the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity. [3] It is a global community of men and women dedicated to bringing talented women and under-represented groups together to fill the cybersecurity jobs gap [4] and make the field of cybersecurity more inclusive.