One of the nine elements of digital citizenship

1. Digital Law
Mylin Ackerman
Period: 6th
Mrs. Hensley

2. ▪ Digital law is defined as the electronic responsibility for actions, with the ethics of
technology within a society.
▪ Digital Law deals with four main topics: copyright, privacy, ethical issues, and piracy.
Surfing The Net

4. • Unethical use shows itself in form of theft and/or crime.
• Ethical use manifests itself in the form of abiding by the laws of society.

5. Why is Digital Law important?
• The responsibility of the digital law deals with the ethics of technology as a
whole.
• We have the digital Law to basically protect us; since most people don't follow
it, the internet is becoming a very dangerous place.

7. • Some violations include, illegal file sharing sites, pirating software,
creating viruses, hacking into systems or networks, stealing
someone's identity, and copyright infringement.

8. • Identity theft is becoming a rising problem.
• One in every five families have been victims to this
in the US.

9. • Software Piracy is copying and selling of unauthorized computer software, movies
etc.

10. • Computer hacking is the practice of changing computer hardware and
software.
• Computer hacking is most common among teenagers and young adults.