Cyberspace Ethical Issues

Cyberspace use is spreading rapidly into our daily life, directly affecting the people's behavior and ideas. Cyberspace or the Internet existence definitely offers wider options of retrieving and collecting information. It surely can be beneficial to the society, but know they can poisonous. Although it may sound all interesting online, there are still drawbacks on the other side of the virtual world. The society may not aware of how the cyberspace is actually impacting our life in both positive and negative ways, unless until you have been the victim of cybercrime. In other words, the Internet reflects the culture we live in (Dan Loharmann, 2012). Thus, cyber ethical standards should be made aware of to the society and be implemented as practice in the use of internet. In regard to that, this paper will be reviewing an article entitled "Ethical Issues in Cyberspace and IT Society", written by Hary Gunarto, 2015. As the title goes, the author highlights the main issues in cyberspace, and efforts to combat the crimes. Hary Gunarto (2015) explained that ethics is something that has to do with what is considered to be right or wrong. …show more content…
These are vital topics in the 21st century as both side of good and evil rage their battles on the virtual world. Therefore, it is important to understand that there are standards and boundaries for online life which the society should have put deeper thought about it. Strategies need to be enforced so that it at least prevent from further destructively impacting the society in cyberspace. Regardless, it is undeniable the fact remains that Information Technology (IT) in cyberspace is the central pillar in government, education, entertainment and the society wholly. However, with all of the advantages that technology brings, it may also serve as an intrusive presence specifically to cyber ethical standards in