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The whole of concept of ethics bothers me so much and I really would like to hear other people's views rather than my own. Also, I am talking about God and ethics in GENERAL. No specific religions. If you're an atheist, just 'suppose' God exists.
God:...
Started by Traum Kaprys on
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CH1Y0 Ethics is a branch of philosophy; GOD is all knowing and thus....
That all Gods are necessarily good was described in the Republic, as I recall .
Ethics is a branch of philosophy; GOD is all knowing and thus has no need for such things.
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What is the best book to start learning ethical hacking ?
Started by Xinus on
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I also found Hacking Exposed to be a particularly good book, but it is focused primarily on network... .
For stack overflowing (used by many a hack), Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit is the definitive guide for how this works, and how to protect against it .
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I was wondering if any other people have had this issue where our modern ethics on things like slavery, treatment of prisoners, all people created equal come into conflict with a game set using a more medieval culture?
In the game I play in this has caused...
Started by Elf Witch on
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I see this as an issue of simulationism ("the game world must be as nuanced as we can make it!") versus... .
This was a sentiment I wanted to express in a thread that dealt with similar themes, but it was closed before I could, so I'll say it here instead .
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Is spoofing a registration form to gain access to a website ethical? How about using a service like BugMeNot ?
Started by Jeffrey on
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You have the right to use the website with the constraints, or if you don't like... .
People have the right to create web sites and put whatever constraints on them they wish .
No, if you have to spoof it pretty much by definition it can't be ethical.
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I'm currently reading Steven Levy's "Hackers", where he defines the "Hacker Ethic" of the 60's in the following points:
All information should be free.
Mistrust Authority – Promote Decentralization.
Always yield to the "Hands-On" Imperative.
Hackers should...
Started by Goose Bumper on
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I can speak for myself and say that I agree with all those points, so that ethic.
Open-source....
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Recently there was an ethical question asked , but I'd like some input on what might be included in a comprehensive code of ethics. I'm thinking of something along the lines of the Hippocratic Oath that professional software developers would hold to.
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Started by Jon Ericson on
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I can understand ethic....
There is good programmer and bad programmer (and the scale between) .
There is no ethic in our profession.
I probably to cynical on this:).
To take code from work so what ethic question is here ? Just take it.
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Is it ethical to hack real systems owned by someone else? Not for profit, but to test your security knowledge and learn something new. I talk only about hacks, which does not make any damage to system, just proves there are some security holes.
Started by Kz. on
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How do you know that flipping a given bit the wrong way isn't going to completely destroy... .
The key flaw I see in your question is that you seem to believe it is possible to correctly assess from the outside what the damage hacking will do to a given system .
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I do some work as a freelance web developer, for which I do my own hosting. I have one client who is very behind on paying me. His domain is registered in my name not his. Is it ethical for me to threaten to let it expire unless he brings his account ...
Started by JoelFan on
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Come to....
I wouldn't pose it as a threat though - just say that it will take you a few hours (not very many, but it's still your time) to renew the domain, and that you'll require all previous invoices paid in full before any more work can go ahead .
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I've been thinking about how the technologies which I see as cool, can provide governments and private corporations with tools to do things which are not so cool.
I'm thinking along the lines of involvement with companies involved in warfare or the weapons...
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And in our line of business is: even if you do respect the ethic code of your company, respect its privacy and intellectual property.
And Trust need to be at the center of any ethic behavior definition.
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As a system administrator, are there things that may not be obvious that should not be done ethically or legally even when instructed to do it? I am more interested in legally, what sort of actions could seriously damage your future carrier or get you...
Started by Kyle Brandt on
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On the other hand, if you have deleted....
That could certainly get you in some trouble.
As far as I know, the only issue with legality is if you are deleting evidence of illegal activities .
I'm no lawyer, so please take the following with a grain of salt .
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