Related Resources • Hoax Encyclopedia resource • Virus Encyclopedia • Glossary of terms

From Other Guides • Internet for Kids • About > Kids • Internet & Network Security • Keeping your family safe

Elsewhere on the Web • NiceKids.net • Interpact • InfoWar.com

Winn doesn't just write for parents, though. His book is also beneficial reading for any child, teacher, human resources director, or anyone else who surfs the 'net or has responsibility for others who use computers.

"Internet & Computer Ethics" doesn't tell people how to behave. Instead, the book provides background information on a variety of topics, including computer viruses, Trojan Horse programs, software piracy and pornography. Each short chapter includes a variety of thought-provoking questions designed to help the reader formulate their own ethical guidelines. For example, in his discussion of computer viruses, Winn points out, "The I Love You virus author thought of himself as a modern day Robin Hood, taking passwords from the rich and giving to the poor. Does this make an ethical difference and if so, how should that affect the law?"

The book is also a veritable compendium of who's who on the Internet, providing applicable links to individual resources at the end of each chapter. There's also a handy guide to Emoticons, those picture-like symbols created from the keyboard, e-mail abbreviations, and chatroom codes. So the next time you get an email that reads like this:

DYJHIW your left SITD? TTFN! ;->

grab a copy of Winn's "Internet & Computer Ethics for Kids" and decipher it like a pro. The book can be ordered online at http://www.nicekids.net.