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You know you're in a universe with a strange moral code when people start complaining that the stolen goods they're in turn stealing weren't stolen properly. -
1vote"I really felt l could not just go down and smile for the camera and not say anything," Mari Oye said in an interview yesterday at her home. "There are some things that are more important than the decorum of protocol."
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1voteFounded in 1990, the Institute for Global Ethics (IGE) is an independent, nonsectarian, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ethical action in a global context. Our challenge is to explore the global common ground of values, elevate awareness of ethics, and provide practical tools for making ethical decisions.
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Article discusses China's gold farms, where workers play online games 12 hr/day to accumulate virtual goods that companies can sell to Western players. In the eyes of many gamers real-money trading (RMT) is essentially a form of cheating. Economist Castronova showed that the classic economic distinction between play and production has melted away. Play has begun to do real work. -
1voteProject Happiness involves high school students from 3 places: California, India, & Nigeria. They begin the project by reading the Dalai Lama's book 'Ethics for the New Millenium.' Using the internet, video cameras, & other new technologies, the students will explore & create a new curriculum for the book. Together the students will learn about each other & themselves.
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1voteNetwork and IT security is one of the most important ed-tech issues today. With this in mind, the editors of eSchool News have assembled this collection of stories and articles from the eSN archives to help you identify potential security risks and guide you when making purchases and setting policies.
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1voteSo much for the "anonymity" of the web: Researchers have developed new internet security tools that reportedly can determine a person's gender, level of education, and whether two pieces of writing originated from the same person. Critics say that teens who accept sex offers from adults are usually aware that they're adults - deception isn't the problem.
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1voteThe California Supreme Court said yesterday that Internet publishers could not be held liable if they posted defamatory comments written by others. “It’s good news for free speech on the Internet because the Internet can’t be the vibrant forum for free speech that it’s become if users and Internet service providers alike have to worry about getting sued when they republish something..."
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1voteInternet monitoring software has become increasingly popular among parents with kids active on the internet. But one criticism is the software could violate the trust between a parent and child-- or worse, drive the child to a computer that isn't monitored.
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