Cite a law that regulates the use of computers and explain which non-jural law seem to underpin it.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10173

AN ACT PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE A NATIONAL PRIVACY COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

            Republic Act No. 10173 is also known as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”. It is the policy to protect the fundamental human right of privacy, of communication while ensuring free flow of information to promote innovation and growth. The State recognizes the vital role of information and communications technology in nation-building and its inherent obligation to ensure that personal information in information and communications systems in the government and in the private sector are secured and protected.

             The Divine Law at the same time Moral Law are the non-jural law that this seems underpin the said law. God is commanding us to love our each other and respect the authorities. We must protect each other from any harm and not to cheat each other and be against to a person. We need to respect any decision or we need to understand that we are unique and we have different rights.  God is commanding us to support each other’s decision as long as we are on the right track. If a person shared his or her private life/property to us meaning, their trusting us so much and we don't have the right to share it to other people and use it against them.

Cite a computer activity and determine if it is ethical or unethical.

            

                In my opinion, an act become unethical or ethical when the result or outcome of that action is good or bad for many people based on the policy given.

            Professor X, gave a project that is to make a code or a program and he said that its okay to copy the code of each other just to make sure that it is edited or revised. Ken is the best programmer in class and because Jed is his bestfriend, Ken allowed him to copy his program. And Jed’s also shared it to her girlfriend without asking permission to Ken and spread it to all his friends. Ken got angry to Jed because he can’t accept the fact that he didn’t got the highest score because for him copying files is unethical.

Why study Computer Ethics?

Computers now a days is very important in each and everyone of us to the point that most of us in this world know how to use computer.  And people who are literate to computers must also literate to computer ethics.  

            Computer Ethics provides us the knowledge about our responsibilities in doing our computer works or tasks. This helps us on the effects of its outcome.

            It is important to learn computer ethics, because it help us to know our limitation and responsibilities. This also helps us to really understand  what is right and wrong.  In other words, computer ethics makes us aware about our liabilities and restrictions of our fellow individual. It is necessary to study computer ethics and doing so will make us behave like responsible professionals and will teach us how to avoid computer abuse and catastrophes.