Ethics agreement
I’m taking an Internet security class at school this quarter. So, in order to know how to make things secure, we are learning about ways to exploit computers and computer networks. Because the things that we are using could be “used for evil,” we were asked to sign an ethics statement if we wanted to take the class.
Really, I have no problem with this – I don’t intend to use this knowledge to do harm. The funny thing about it to me, is that it’s nothing more than a signature saying that we aren’t going to use this knowledge to hack into a computer network. My first thought is, that if you are the type of person that intends to hack into a computer network for some sort of personal gain, are you going to care if you signed something that said you wouldn’t do it?
If your ethics, or lack there of, would allow you to hack a computer with malicious intentions, would you really feel bad about ignoring the agreement you signed at school? seriously…
