Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
Region IVA CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
SDO City of Sto. Tomas

LS6 Digital Citizenship

Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
CLC: ______________________________________ Level: ________________

Lesson:

Learning Competency:
❖ Explain the meaning of digital ethics and why it is important.
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Technology is relentlessly overtaking us1 [1] and recently, computer-based

information and communication technology, as one of the most known manifestations of
technology, has been constantly transforming the delivery and dissemination of information
and how people, organizations and even governments interact with each other. It is probably
no exaggeration that modern jobs would be almost inconceivable without the use of
information technology.

One of the main concerns of 21th century is relation between information technology
and ethical issues, or to be precise, unethical challenges faced by citizens of all societies.
That is why, the purpose of this modules is to identify information technology impacts as
ethical and unethical issues on society especially its individuals.
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 Let’s think about this

Direction: Identify if the pictures show ethical or unethical. Put your answer
in the blank.

1. ___________________ 2. ______________________

3._______________________ 4. ______________________

5._____________________ 6.__________________

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 LS6: Digital ethics
Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
CLC: ______________________________________ Level: ________________

Pre-Test
Direction: Answer the questions below and circle your answer.
1. One of the major concerns that is often raised in regard to artificial intelligence is which of the
following?
a. It is unregulated.
b. It lacks empathy.
c. Requires too much time and money.
d. Machines will be smarter than humans.
2. Which of the following are signs that your browser has been hacked?
a. Default homepage is changed. b. You are unable to go to certain web pages.
c. Your browser slows down. d. All of the above
3. In 1997, the Supreme Court decided that the Internet deserved First Amendment protection that was
______.
a. the same as print. b. the same as television
c. at the highest level. d. impossible to determine
4. Which of the following would be of concern to someone in the study of cyber ethics? Select all that
apply.
a. Anonymous Posts
b. Fake News on Facebook
c. Ageism and Television Anchors
d. Snapchat Filters Distort Our Concept of Beauty
5. Which of the following is an ethical concern related to databases? Select all that apply.
a. Viruses b. SQL Injection
c. Identity Theft d. Targeted Marketing
6. In the workplace, employers are not allowed to do which of the following?
a. Monitor your email. b. Monitor your productivity.
c. Monitor your Internet usage. d. Monitor your personal cell phone.
7. __________is the study of how to manage oneself ethically, professionally and in a clinically sound
manner via online and digital mediums.
a. Digital Natives b. Digital Devices c. Internet d. Digital Ethics
8. _______is the act of copying someone else's work and publishing it as your own.
a. Computer fraud b. Digital Devices c. Digital Pilgrims d. Digital Ethics
9. The protection of intellectual property rights is especially challenging online because no one country
controls the Internet and laws vary widely between countries.
a. Computer fraud b. Digital Devices
c. Digital Pilgrims d. intellectual property rights
10. Illegally downloading music, movies or software is known as _______.
a. Computer fraud b. Piracy
c. Digital Pilgrims d. intellectual property rights

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 Let’s see what you already know

Direction: Check √ the pictures describe digital ethics and put X inside the box
its unethical digital behavior.

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 Let’s learn
The reality is that technology and AI are used for detecting
fraud, conducting research, producing translations, and faster
logistics, to almost anything. The digital world today makes it
possible to access any form of information. However, with the
number of analysts, clients, smartphones, and even social media
sites, the word “Digital Ethics’’ is dominant today.
Ethics or moral philosophy- is a branch of philosophy that
"involves systematizing, defending, and recommending
concepts of right and wrong behavior."

Examples of Ethical Behavior

HONESTY
INTEGRITY. ...
PROMISE-KEEPING & TRUSTWORTHINESS
LOYALTY
FAIRNESS. ...
CONCERN FOR OTHERS
RESPECT FOR OTHERS
LAW ABIDING
etc…

Digital Ethics -is the study of how to manage oneself

ethically, professionally and in a clinically sound manner
via online and digital mediums.

Information technology (IT)-IT ethics involves the nature and grounds of

moral judgment, standards and rules of conduct in using IT for decision making.
IT users encounter more ethical challenges in the age of IT because using IT to
do something that is not illegal does not imply it is ethical.

Types of Digital Ethics

▪ Personal Digital Ethics -encompass how individual users honor one
another’s right to self-determination online.

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 Examples:
• In the physical world, your location has little impact on how you
should treat other people whether you're on public or private
property, the expectations of courtesy are essentially the same.
• You shouldn’t include someone in a photo who did not consent to
being in it if you intend to share it online.

▪ Corporate Digital Ethics-primarily revolves around the practices of

online platforms like social networks collecting sensitive information
about users. This collection is often necessary for platforms to deliver
their product’s experience, but there is no uniform expectation for what
can and should be done with this information.
Examples:
• Companies commonly take the attitude that if their user agreement,
no matter how arcane, allows for the sale of user data, there is
nothing wrong with selling any data to any “partner” for any
reason.
• Premium options, where services promise to accept payment to
completely forego the sale of that user’s data, should be more
prevalent.

Ethical behavior entails knowing the right thing to do in a given

situation. It may suggest addressing difficult or subtle questions of
trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, rightness, fairness or equity.

Unethical behavior involves actions that fall outside of what is

considered morally right or proper for a person, profession or industry.
Just as individuals can behave unethically, so can entire organizations.

Ethical Behavior of Digital Technology

• Abiding by the policies and procedures of other networks that are

accessed.
• Being polite and using appropriate language.
• Deleting unwanted messages or old data from computers and servers.
• Enforcing appropriate used and reporting misuse or security issues.
• Running antivirus software on downloaded files, attachments,
peripherals, or disks.
• Signing correspondence.
• Using online time efficiently.
• Using the internet ethically and legally.

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Unethical Behavior of Digital Technology

• Digital Plagiarisms - anyone with a website can

potentially republish the content for the whole world
to see, without citing the original author. Because it is
so easy to copy and paste digital information.

• Breaking copyright and software theft- means the

unauthorized or illegal copying, sharing or usage of
copyright-protected software programs. Software
theft may be carried out by individuals, groups or, in
some cases, organization ns who then distribute the
unauthorized software copies to users.

• Improper use of digital resources- examples

smartphones has a bad reputation in classrooms
and there have been strong cases for banning
them in schools.

• Securing information privacy and

confidentiality- the existence of informational
privacy rights means that someone is under a
duty either not to disclose information or to
prevent unauthorized access to information by
others.

• Computer fraud - is a cybercrime and the act

of using a computer to take or alter electronic
data, or to gain unlawful use of a computer or
system.

Importance of digital ethics is the consideration of

our choices online. This is to do with how we represent
ourselves and whether the choices made reveals our goal and ambition
positively.

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 Activity 1
Direction: Using the diagram below. List down examples of Digital Ethical
Behavior using the technology.

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 Activity 2
Direction: Using the diagram below. List down examples of Digital Unethical
Behavior using the technology.

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Signature

❖ What do you mean by ethics and give examples?

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❖ What do you mean by digital ethics?

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❖ What is differences between digital ethical and unethical behavior?

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❖ What you mean by digital pilgrims, breaking copyright and software theft, and
computer fraud?
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❖ What is the importance of digital ethics in you, your family and people in your
community?
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 Let’s see what have you learned:

Direction: Answer the following questions below.

1. What is digital ethics?

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2. What is the differences between digital ethical and unethical behavior?

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3. Explain the following in your own understanding.:

●digital plagiarism
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● breaking copyright and software theft

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● improper use of digital resources

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● securing information privacy and confidentiality

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● computer fraud
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● plagiarism
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4. Why digital ethics is important?

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 References:
https://www.techuk.org/insights/opinions/item/12941-the-importance-of-digital-
ethics#:~:text=Digital%20Ethics%20and%20Our%20Online,This%20includes%20our%20lif
estyle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_of_technology

Key answers:
Let’s Think About This
1. Ethical 2. unethical 3. Ethical 4. unethical 5. ethical 6. ethical

Pre-Test
1. b 2. d 3.c 4. a,b,d 5. b,c,d 6. d 7. d 8. c 9.d 10. d
Let’s See What You Already Know

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Activity 1-2
Learners Answers May Vary
Post-Test
Learners Answers May Vary

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