LEGAL, ETHICAL and SOCIETAL ISSUES in Media and Information Literacy
Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Law of 2012
- it is a law in the Philippine approved on September 12, 2012 which aims to address
legal issues concerning online interactions and the Internet.
- among the Cybercrime offenses included in the bill are cybersquatting, cybersex, Child
pornography, identity theft, illegal access to data and libel.
CYBER - relating to or characteristic of the culture of computers, information
technology and virtual reality.
CYBERSPACE - refers to the virtual computer world, and more specifically, is an
electronic medium used to form a global computer network to facilitate online
communication.
CYBERCRIME – criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the
Internet.
CYBERBULLYING – the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically
by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
HACKING – refers to the practice of modifying or altering computer software and
hardware to accomplish a goal that is considered to be outside of the creator’s
original objective.
PHISHING – is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames,
passwords, and credit card details (and indirectly, money) often for malicious
reasons by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING – obtaining files that you do not have the right to use
from the internet.
DIGITAL PIRACY – the practice of illegally copying and selling digital music, video,
computer software, etc.
IDENTITY THEFT – is the deliberate use of someone else’s identity, usually as a
method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other
person’s disadvantage or loss.
CYBER DEFAMATION – is an unprivileged false statement of fact which tends to
harm reputation of a person or company.
oTypes of Defamation
