Because of the relative ease in stealing certain programs and information, people seem to believe that, to an extent, there is nothing wrong with it. In certain circumstances, this raises a question of whether or not certain computer theft is, in actuality, a crime, or just a case of ethics. Computers play a major role in the world today. They have been a source of immeasurable help for numerous people, but like other advancements in technology, there is the ability to use it for evil. Computers today are able to copy, send, and receive valuable information in just a matter of seconds.
Hackers are also a source of headache for many companies dealing with valuable information.
Hackers consistently try and break into systems and illegally obtain useful information for personal gain. A less extreme example of computer theft, or so is thought by many, is the sharing of software. People have the attitude that what someone doesn t know won t hurt them, when in fact, it does. People seem to believe that by loading someone else s software onto their computer without buying it themselves isn t going to hurt those big time, multimillion-dollar industries. In reality, if everyone were to take this approach to software sharing, the people who would actually buy the program would be paying a higher price because of the company s loss due to software sharing.