computer virus: practically good but ethically bad

7/31/2019 Computer Virus: Practically Good But Ethically Bad

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K Yc~ckynh Tktcy

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Gctkywjcow l` Coabf~h

Fo~wfwswc l` Kyw~ kog ^nfconc~

@ky Ck~wcyo Sofpcy~fwv

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COA 9 * Fowcyjcgfkwc Nljjsofnkwflo Kyw~ kog ^efbb~

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Nljtswcy Pfys~= Tyknwfnkbbv Allg Isw Cwhfnkbbv Ikg

Nljtswcy pfys~c~ qcyc nlo~fgcycg k nsyfl~fwv k `cq vcky~ kal/ Whc `fy~w efog l` pfys~

qk~ bcwwcy~ `kbbfoa l`` `ylj whc gf~tbkv~/ Whf~ bcg whc s~cy~ wl nkbb jlofwly wcnhofnfko~ wl k~e `ly

hcbt/ Nljtswcy~ whco tbkvcg whc Vkoecc Gllgbc hvjo/ Iv whkw wfjc" s~cy~ kbyckgv eocq whkw

fw qk~ nks~cg iv k pfys~ kog olw iv k tylibcj lo whcfy hkygqkyc/ Pfys~c~ whco qcow wl fo`cnw

`fbc~ kog nbloc whcj~cbpc~/ (qqq/pfys~*~nko*~l`wqkyc/nlj,pfys~*~nko*hcbt,ko~qcy~,whc*hf~wlyv*

l`*nljtswcy*pfys~c~/~hwjb" Ycwyfcpcg ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;

Nljtswcy pfys~c~ kyc ~l`wqkyc whkw tcy`lyj~ `sonwflo~ whkw kyc olyjkbbv olo*icoc`fnfkb

wl whc jknhfoc kog fw~ s~cy/ Fw gfycnw~ whc nljtswcy wl qlye kakfo~w fw~ s~cy qfwhlsw fw~ s~cy~

kttylpkb/ Whcv kyc kbb kbfec fo whc ~co~c whkw whcv kyc fowcogcg wl nlyystw ik~fnkbbv kbb lwhcy

~l`wqkyc tylaykj~/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Cgqkyg Kogkvk kog Tyl`c~~ly

Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;; Whcv nko tcy`lyj kovwhfoa k nljtswcy ~l`wqkyc

tylaykj nkokog tcy`lyj fw qfwhlsw whc s~cy eolqfoa/ Pfys~c~ nko `lyjkw gf~e~ nltv" ycokjc

kog gcbcwc `fbc~" nltv whcj~cbpc~ qfwh kbwcycg nlo`fasykwflo fo`lyjkwflo" nhkoac `fbc gkwc~ kog

kwwyfiswc~" kog nloocnw wl lwhcy nljtswcy~ wl stblkg kog glqoblkg `fbc~ kog ~l lo/ Whcv

nlonckb whcj~cbpc~ fo olyjkb,hl~w tylaykj~ kog cxcnswc whcj~cbpc~ qfwhlsw kbcywfoa whc s~cy

l` qhkw qfbb ic whc lswnljc l` whc knwflo/ (Bcpfo" ;664

K nljtswcy pfys~ bf`c ~wkyw~ qhco k ~efb`sb tylaykjjcy tylgsnc~ fw kog kwwknhc~ fw wl k

ncywkfo tylaykj ly kttbfnkwflo/ (^hcbbv & Pcyjkkw" 94;4 Fw f~ pcyv ~fjtbc wl jkec isw pcyv

wylsibc~ljc wl blle `ly/ (Bcpfo" ;664 Whcv kyc s~skbbv qfwhfo c*jkfb~" gkwkik~c~ kog lwhcy

tylaykj~ qhfnh ~tyckg `ylj ocwqlye~" fowcyocw kog ltcykwfoa ~v~wcj~/ (LBckyv & LBckyv"

94;4 Whcv nko wyko~jfw yktfgbv wl kov nljtswcy whylsah k ycjlpkb ~wlykac" glqoblkgcg `fbc ly

c*jkfb kwwknhjcow qhfnh hkpc icco nlyystwcg iv whc pfys~ fw~cb`/ (^hcbbv & Pcyjkkw" 94;45


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Tky~lo~ & Lmk" 94485 qqq/ocqwlo/gct/kob/alp,wcknhcy~,nljtpfy/hwj" Ycwyfcpcg Msbv ;9" 94;;

Whcv gc~wylv ~v~wcj~ iv fonlytlykwfoa gstbfnkwc~ l` whcj~cbpc~ fowl olyjkb cxcnswkibc `fbc~/

Tyl`c~~flokbbv jkgc pfys~c~ qfbb olw jlgf`v `fbc gkwc ly wfjc ~wkjt~/ (Bcpfo" ;664

Pfys~c~ tsw nlgcg jc~~kac~,pfys~ jkyecy~ fo `fbc~ whylsahlsw whc tyfjkyv fo`cnwflo~ wl

tycpcow ycfo`cnwflo l` `fbc~/ F` sojkyecg `fbc~ nkoolw ic gcwcnwcg" whcv ~sttl~c whkw whcfy hl~w~

hkpc icco nljtbcwcbv fo`cnwcg qfwh pfykb nlgc~/ (Bcpfo" ;664

Whc limcnwfpc l` whf~ yc~ckynh tktcy f~ wl eolq whc kgpkowkac~ kog gf~kgpkowkac~ l`

nljtswcy pfys~c~ k~ qcbb k~ fw~ c``cnw~ olw lobv wl whc k``cnwcg s~cy~ isw kb~l wl whc

tylaykjjcy~ ichfog whc~c nljtswcy pfys~c~/

Kgpkowkac~

Loc l` whc~c kgpkowkac~ wl whc s~cy~ f~ icfoa kibc wl s~c ~l`wqkyc `ly `ycc qfwh whc s~c

l` whc nykne jcwhlg/ Whf~ f~ gloc iv iyckefoa fowl whc ~v~wcj,~l`wqkyc l` whc nljtswcy/ Fw f~ ko

kbwcykwflo l` ~l`wqkyc wl acw yfg l` whc ~cnsyfwv jcwhlg~= wyfkb,gcjl pcy~flo" ~cyfkb osjicy" NG

nhcne~ kog kov lwhcy ~cnsyfwv jcwhlg/ K ecvaco (ecv acocykwly f~ ko cxkjtbc l` ~l`wqkyc `ly

whf~ jcwhlg/ Fw acocykwc~ k ~cyfkb osjicy ly k tylgsnw ecv" ly kov lwhcy c~~cowfkb ycaf~wcy

fo`lyjkwflo wl knwfpkwc k ~l`wqkyc kttbfnkwflo/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Cgqkyg

Kogkvk" ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;5 Lnwlicy 0" 94;;5 kog Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy

6" 94;;5 hwwt=,,qqq/chlq/nlj,bf~w\1986067\ecvaco*tn*wllb~/hwjb" Ycwyfcpcg Lnwlicy 1" 94;;

Kolwhcy kgpkowkac f~ whkw fw nlsbg wc~w whc tcy lyjkonc l` k nljtswcy kog fw~ nktknfwv wl

~snh jkb`sonwflo~/ Jknhfoc~ kyc isfbw qfwh gf``cycow kynhfwcnwsyc~" kog gf``cycow wcnholblafc~"whf~ f~ k qkv wl wc~w f` whc ocqbv gcpcbltcg hkygqkyc kog qfwh~wkog k ocq ~l`wqkyc (pfys~/

(Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;5 Lnwlicy >"

94;;5 nljtswcy/hlq~ws``qlye~/nlj,pfys~/hwj" Ycwyfcpcg Msbv ;;" 94;;


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Fw kb~l wc~w~ whc nktkifbfwv l` kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc wl ~snh ocq pfys~ tkwwcyo~/Pfys~ tkwwcyo~kyc ~wlycg lo kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc pksbw~/ F` ko kowf*pfys~ kbyckgv nlowkfo~ ~snh tkwwcyo" fw qfbb ic

ck~v `ly fw wl gcwcnw kog ~lbpc fw/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk"

^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;5 Lnwlicy >" 94;;

Fo kggfwflo" fw afpc~ fonljc,qlye wl tcltbc qhl gcpcblt ~snh whc~c kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc/

Qfwhlsw k pfys~" whcyc qfbb ic ol kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc/ F` whcyc kyc ol ocq stgkwc~ kog ocq pfys~

tkwwcyo~" whl~c nljtkofc~ ly fogfpfgskb~ qfbb olw hkpc kovwhfoa wl qlye lo kog wl jkec fonljc

qfwh/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;5

Lnwlicy >" 94;;5 qqq/wcnhofiibc/nlj,qhv*gl*tcltbc*nyckwc*nljtswcy*pfys~c~," Ycwyfcpcg

Lnwlicy 1" 94;;

Kb~l" fw jkec~ nhkbbcoafoa kpcosc~ wl ocq kbalyfwhj~ `ly ocq pfys~c~/ Nljtswcy ycbkwcg

fogfpfgskb~ kog nljtkofc~ qfbb akfo eolqbcgac k`wcy eolqfoa whc tkwwcyo~ kog kbalyfwhj~ ichfog

ocq pfys~c~/ ^fjsbwkocls~bv" whcv qfbb eolq hlq wl tycpcow whl~c k`wcy eolqfoa hlq wl ycjlpc

whcj lo whcfy ~v~wcj~/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk"


Gf~kgpkowkac~

Lo whc lwhcy hkog" loc l` whc gf~kgpkowkac~ wl whc jkecy~ l` whl~c tylaykj~ qhfnh kyc

hknecg iv k ecvaco ly nykne f~ whkw whcv acocykwc bc~~ fonljc ~fonc whc s~cy glc~ olw hkpc wl

tkv kovjlyc wl ic kibc wl s~c whc~c tylaykj~/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly

Cgqkyg Kogkvk kog Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;

Fw f~ kb~l gc~wysnwfpc ilwh wl hkygqkyc kog ~l`wqkyc nljtlocow l` whc nljtswcy!~

~v~wcj/ Pfys~ lpcyyfgc~ whc ~v~wcj ~l`wqkyc whkw f~ nsyycowbv fo~wkbbcg fo whc nljtswcy kog ~blq~

fw glqo/ Whcv nko nyk~h whc ~v~wcj kog whcv nko kb~l jkec whc hkygqkyc nljtlocow~


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jkb`sonwflo/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy 6"

94;;5 Lnwlicy >" 94;;5 nljtswcy/hlq~ws``qlye~/nlj,pfys~/hwj" Ycwyfcpcg Msbv ;;" 94;;

Kolwhcy gf~kgpkowkac f~ whkw whc tsynhk~c l` kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc wl tylwcnw whc ~v~wcj

nl~w~ hfah/ Qhco ~wyloa pfys~c~ fo`cnw k tcy~lo!~ nljtswcy" whc s~cy hk~ ol nhlfnc isw wl

yc`lyjkw whc nljtswcy kog isv kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc whco fo~wkbb fw wl whc nljtswcy wl kplfg icfoa

fo`cnwcg kakfo fo whc `swsyc/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk"


Fo kggfwflo" fw f~ tyltkakwfoa/ Jlyc kog jlyc tylaykjjcy~ wcog wl nyckwc k ocq pfys~

tkwwcyo/ Whc~c tylaykjjcy~ qkow wl tylgsnc jlyc kog jlyc tkwwcyo~ wl tcocwykwc whc kowfpfys~

~l`wqkyc l` k nljtswcy" whs~" gc~wysnwfoa fw cpco qfwh kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc/ (Tcy~lokb

Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;5 Lnwlicy >" 94;;

Kb~l" s~cy~ wcog wl qlye bc~~cy hlsy~ qhco nljtswcy~ isa glqo icnks~c l` pfys~c~/

Ik~fnkbbv" whcv nkoolw nloncowykwc lo qhkw whcv kyc ~sttl~cg wl icnks~c whcv jfahw ic icfoa

bfjfwcg wl qhkw tylaykj whcv nko yso ly whcv jfahw kb~l icfoa gf~wyknwcg ly tycpcowcg iv whc

pfys~ fw~cb` `ylj tycpcowfoa whc wk~e/ (Tcy~lokb Nlyyc~tlogconc qfwh Tyl`c~~ly Nkwhcyfoc

Nkwkjlyk" ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;5 Lnwlicy >" 94;;

Whf~ yc~ckynh hltc~ wl isfbg kqkycoc~~ lo nljtswcy pfys~c~/ Tylgsnwflo l` nljtswcy

pfys~c~ f~ olw yckbbv k tyknwfnkb whfoa wl gl/ Cpco whlsah fw hk~ fw~ tl~fwfpc c``cnw~ bfec icfoa kibc

wl wc~w k nljtswcy~ tcy`lyjkonc kog nktknfwv wl jkb`sonwflo~" fw f~ pcyv gc~wysnwfpc ~l whc

ocakwfpc c``cnw~ ~fjtbv ms~w lswqcfahcg whc tl~fwfpc c``cnw/ Whkw f~ kb~l whc ~kjc `ly whc lwhcy

tl~fwfpc c``cnw~/ ^fjtbv tsw" whcyc f~ ol tl~fwfpc c``cnw whkw glc~ olw hkpc k ocakwfpc c``cnw/ Fw f~

fjtl~~fibc hlqcpcy" wl ~wlt whc tylgsnwflo l` whc~c pfys~c~ ~fonc fw f~ k ~lsync l` fonljc `ly

whl~c qhl jkec whc kowf*pfys~ ~l`wqkyc/ Qhkw s~cy~ js~w gl f~ wl ms~w ic jlyc nkyc`sb qhco

whcv kyc s~foa whcvyc nljtswcy c~tcnfkbbv qhco whcv kyc knnc~~foa whc fowcyocw/ Whcv ~hlsbg


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ic nkswfls~ l` whc qci~fwc~ whkw whcv kyc knnc~~foa/ K~ jsnh k~ tl~~fibc" whcv ~hlsbg faolyc

~s~tfnfls~ qci~fwc~ fo lygcy wl kplfg pfys~ fo`cnwflo/ Whcv ~hlsbg kb~l ic nkswfls~ lo whc whfoa~

whkw kyc icfoa fo~cywcg fo wl whcfy nljtswcy ~snh k~ k `bk~h gyfpc ly k GPG ~fonc k nljtswcy nko

kb~l ic fo`cnwcg whylsah whc~c gkwk ~wlykac~/ Jl~w fjtlywkowbv" s~cy~ js~w hkpc kowf*pfys~

~l`wqkyc ~fonc fw nko ~nko `fbc~" ycjlpc fo`cnwflo~ kog tylwcnw kakfo~w pfys~c~/ Fw f~ ic~w wl

stgkwc fw qhco tl~~fibc ~l whkw fw nko hkpc whc bkwc~w pfys~ tkwwcyo,kbalyfwhj,~faokwsyc fo~wkbbcg

lowl whc ~l`wqkyc kog qfbb knw knnlygfoabv qhco fw gcwcnw~ k `fbc wl ic k efog l` jkbfnfls~

~l`wqkyc ik~cg lo fw~ gkwkik~c/

Yc`cyconc~=

Kpkefko" Y/ (o/g/ Kbb kilsw pfys~c~/ Ycwyfcpcg Msbv ;9" 94;;" yljqqq/ocqwlo/gct/kob/alp,wcknhcy~,nljtpfy/hwj

Iykfo" J/ (o/g/ Hlq nljtswcy pfys~c~ qlye~/ Ycwyfcpcg Msbv ;;" 94;;" `yljnljtswcy/hlq~ws``qlye~/nlj,pfys~/hwj

@ksnhcsx" J/ (o/g// Ecvaco tn wllb~/ Ycwyfcpcg Lnwlicy 1" 94;;" `ylj

qqq/chlq/nlj,bf~w\1986067\ecvaco*tn*wllb~/hwjb

Bcpfo" Y/ (;664/ Whc nljtswcy pfys~ hkogille/ Icyecbcv" NK= L~ilyoc JnAykq*Hfbb

Tky~lo~" M/M/ & Lmk" G/ (9448/ Nljtswcy nlonctw~ * fbbs~wykwcg fowylgsnwlyv" ~fxwh cgfwflo"cohkoncg/ Il~wlo" JK= Whlj~lo Nlsy~c Wcnholblav

^hcbbv" A/ & Pcyjkkw" J/ (94;4/ Gf~nlpcyfoa nljtswcy~ 94;4= bfpfoa fo k gfafwkb qlybg"nljtbcwc/ Il~wlo" JK= Whlj~lo Nlsy~c Wcnholblav

Whc hf~wlyv l` nljtswcy pfys~c~/ (o/g/ Ycwyfpcg ^ctwcjicy 6" 94;;" `ylj qqq/pfys~*~nko*~l`wqkyc/nlj,pfys~*~nko*hcbt,ko~qcy~,whc*hf~wlyv*l`*nljtswcy*pfys~c~/~hwjb

Qhfwwv" I/ (o/g/ Qhv gl tcltbc nyckwc nljtswcy pfys~c~/ Ycwyfcpcg Lnwlicy 1" 94;;" `yljqqq/wcnhofiibc/nlj,qhv*gl*tcltbc*nyckwc*nljtswcy*pfys~c~

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