Web Ethics

“The right to insult does not make it compulsory. Because there is freedom of expression does not mean all political discourse has to be crass and personalised.

“The distinction is that there has always been a decent recognition by professional journalists that while election candidates are public figures they are also private people with families . . . That is the decency element that social media seems to ignore. It’s a cheap substitute for debate. What differentiates journalists from tittle tattle and abuse is an adherence to a code of conduct.”

Unsociable media comes to the fore in election campaign Jack Chambers was among the victims of the personal attacks which are now the norm

Bill outlaws planting of malicious software and accessing of data on information systems.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/legislation-to-tackle-cyber-attacks-on-it-systems-published-1.2502281