1. State the objectives of the meeting. Discuss the milestones the Internet has helped humanity reach, but stress the possible dangers of using the Internet.
2. Present the possible dangers of using the Internet using the image below. Discuss this under the lens of RA 10175: Cyber-crime Law.
3.
a. What issues do you see in the poster?
b. Which ones do you understand? Which ones do you not know?
c. What possible dangers and issues of unguarded use of the internet are depicted in the picture?
d. Which of these issues have happened to you or to your friends? Why did they happen?
•Copyright - a legal device that gives the creator of a literary, artistic, musical, or other creative work the sole right to publish and sell that work. Copyright owners have the right to control the reproduction of their work, including the right to receive payment for that reproduction. An author may grant or sell those rights to others, including publishers or recording companies. Violation of a copyright is called infringement.
•Plagiarism - an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization; the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author.
•Cyber Bullying - bullying that takes place online, or using electronic technology such as cell phones, computers, and tablets over communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites. Examples of cyber bullying: text messages or emails composed to insult or demean; rumors or false statements spread by email or posted on social networking sites; and humiliating photos, videos, websites, or fake profiles deliberately shared across social media.
•Computer addiction - the excessive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with daily life. This excessive use may for example interfere with work or sleep, result in problems with social interaction, or affect mood, relationships, and thought processes.
•Digital divide - an economic inequality between groups in terms of access to, use of, or knowledge of ICT. The divide within countries (such as the digital divide in the United States) can refer to inequalities between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socioeconomic (and other demographic) levels. The Global digital divide designates countries as the units of analysis, and examines the divide between developing and developed countries on an international scale.
