CS 192 Module 11-13

Question:
1.) What is computer crime?
Ans: A computer crime or known as a cybercrime, refers to any crime that involved in computer and a network. Today, the computer may have been used in the commission of a crime or it may become as one of the target. In the computer ethics, computer crime encompasses a broad range of potentially illegal activities but this illegal activities is unknown to us as a featured users for the reason that there are some laws in computer ethics that stands for it. In general, however, this computer crime can be divided and refered into one of the two type of categories as a computer and a network involved to the crime; First is a crimes that target computer networks or devices directly; and Second is a crimes facilitated by computer networks or devices, the primary target of which is independent of the computer network or device. As we obeserved the technological growth today, most of a computer crime is now targeting a computer devices and a network. Just like a computer viruses,  denial-of-service attacks and etc. that involve in computer and network services. That why as we study computer ethics, one of the most important guidance in using a computer and a network services is to know what are those computer crime.


2.) Give an example of a computer crime not stated in the Computer Ethics blog (http://cs192computerethics.blogspot.com/)
Ans: "URL hibernating" - this URL hibernating is an activity where in the browser is tend to restart and malfunction for some hibernated URL. A hibernated URL appears in most any kind of a browser, that is cause by a system or network provider to harm the user. And this URL hibernating is part of a network crime, where in the provider for this hibernated URL is just like having an enjoyment once this page or URL is requested.   

3.) Visit this site. http://www.crime-research.org/news/09.07.2008/3443/
This is the site that features the first Hacking crime being filed in the Philippines.
Question:
What is stated in section 33a of Republic Act 8792
 Ans: In section 33a of Republic Act 8792 stated that any person or user who violated this Acts, shall be penalized by fine and/or imprisonment, as follows:

(a) Hacking or crackling with refers to unauthorized access into or interference in a computer system/server or information and communication system; or any access in order to corrupt, alter, steal, or destroy using a computer or other similar information and communication devices, without the knowledge and consent of the owner of the computer or information and communications system, including the introduction of computer viruses and the like, resulting in the corruption, destruction, alteration, theft or loss of electronic data messages or electronic documents shall be punished by a minimum fine of One Hundred Thousand pesos (P 100,000.00) and a maximum commensurate to the damage incurred and a mandatory imprisonment of six (6) months to three (3) years;

(b) Piracy or the unauthorized copying, reproduction, dissemination, or distribution, importation, use, removal, alteration, substitution, modification, storage, uploading, downloading, communication, making available to the public, or broadcasting of protected material, electronic signature or copyrighted works including legally protected sound recording or phonograms or information material on protected works, through the use of telecommunication networks, such as, but not limited to, the internet, in a manner that infringes intellectual property rights shall be punished by a minimum fine of One Hundred Thousand pesos (P 100,000.00) and a maximum commensurate to the damage incurred and a mandatory imprisonment of six (6) months to three (3) years;

(c) Violations of the Consumer Act of Republic Act No. 7394 and other relevant to pertinent laws through transaction covered by or using electronic data messages or electronic documents, shall be penalized with the same penalties as provided in those laws;

(d) Other violations of the provisions of this Act, shall be penalized with a maximum penalty of One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) or six (6) years imprisonment.

  4.)  In Visayas State University, there is an office that deals with protecting the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of those who publish their intellectual output works. What is this office that caters with IPR concerns? Who is the head of this office?
Ans: In the Visayas State University the office that centers with an IPR concerns is the office of the Director of Research and Extension (ODRex) headed by Dr. Othello B. Capuno.