The computer has had an extraordinary influence on the ways in which h
uman beings do thin,as. Nevertheless, it is not necessary to reorient
ethical thinking because traditional systems allow for the new or unus
ual interactions that may occur in a technological age. That some peop
le contravene what heretofore has been considered acceptable behavior
and that others emulate them is no warrant for reconstructing ethical
systems. What is required in a networked environment is to shift the e
mphasis from ''netiquette'' to ethics and to be wary of the forces tha
t inevitably will appear in order to control the anarchic nature of cy
berspace.