5.5 Legal & Ethical Concerns

  • Intellectual Property (IP): a creative idea or invention that is intellectually sourced from the mind

  • Trademark: certifies distinction or recognizability

  • Trade Secret: IP law gives the owner of a trade secret the right to restrict others from disclosing it

  • Patent: gives its IP owner the right to prevent others from making/using/selling a creation

  • Copyright is a law which protects and Intellectual Property

  • Open Source: programs made freely available for anyone to use, redistribute, and modify

  • Open Access: online research output devoid of restrictions on access or use

5.6 - Safe Computing

  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII):
    • Social Security Number
    • Age
    • Phone number
    • Date of birth
    • Bio Metric data like fingerprints

  • Keylogger: Records every keystroke made by a user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords or other confidential information

  • Rouge access point: A wirelesss network that can give unauthorized access to secure networks.