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Discussion Forum 4, post your response to two (2) of the following discussion topics.

1. Suppose you have an important message to send to a friend in another city, and you can use the telephone, e-mail, real-time teleconferencing, fax, or overnight mail service. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. See if you can think of a situation for each of the five options in which that particular option is the most appropriate.
2. Are computers morally neutral? Explain your answer.
3. How has the meaning of hacker changed since the early days of the computer era?
4. Some people think all mail messages should be encrypted. They argue that if everything is encrypted, the encrypted messages won't stand out, so everybody's right to privacy will be better protected. Others suggest that this would just improve the cover of criminals with something to hide from the government. What do you think, and why?