Computer ethics are a concern for any users of the Internet.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [6] One mark for identification of an issue and one mark for a description e.g.: Plagiarism - The copying of other people's work without their permission - Claiming someone else's work as your own Hacking - Unauthorised access to a computer/data Malware - Malicious software designed to damage a computer system or stored data Spyware - Keylogger used to record keypresses and sends to third party Ransomware - Holding hostage a user's data, often for a release fee Intellectual property theft - Stealing other people work Breaching copyright - Breaking the law by copying someone's work Piracy - Using piracy websites to gain content for free that should have been paid for Privacy - A person's data could be leaked Phishing - Sending an email to lure users to a fake site to obtain their personal details Pharming - Downloading of malicious code to redirect user to fake website to obtain their personal details Data protection - A person's data is not used according to the law Cyber bullying - Using the internet to bully people Inappropriate materials - Materials that could cause harm/offense to people e.g. minors Fake news - News stories that could be very misleading or harmful Software cracking - Changing code to e.g. bypass a licence for software Addiction - Aspects of the internet e.g. social media can cause this Environmental effects - Increased use of the internet increases the use of electrical power