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slang, personal insults, or obscene language.
• Respect for Others' Feelings: One must always be considerate and mindful of others’ feelings
on sensitive topics such as politics or religion.
• Try to Monitor Comments: One should prefer to monitor comments so as to maintain the
quality of comments on a personal post/site.
i + WHAT ARE UNETHICAL PRACTICES?
Unethical practice is an action that is not considered ethical. An action which is not considered
morally right or good for a person, a profession, or an industry is an unethical practice. These
unethical practices are considered Cybercrimes. Some of the common cybercrimes are stealing
another person’s bank details and spreading viruses on the computer system. Let us discuss
some unethical practices one by one.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism refers to the usage or imitation of the language and
thoughts of another person projected as one’s own original
work. It is considered a crime or fraudulent act.
Acknowledge the original writer
and the source from where the
material has been taken.
Use “ “ for statements quoted Some tips to Rephrase the matter.
by another person. safeguard from
plagiarism
As soon as you have a business name and logo for your idea,
you should register those Trademarks right away
Info Byte
Reference page is the last page of any document that lists all the sources you used while
collecting information.
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying refers to the use of the Internet, e-mail, instant
messaging, chat rooms or social networks, such as Facebook,
Twitter, etc. to harass, demean, embarrass or intimidate someone
else.
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