Improved computer security measures create their own set of problems: user antagonism, sluggish response time, and hampered performance. Many professionals believe that the most effective way to promote computer security is to educate users about good moral conduct. According to Richard Stallman, a computer activist, soft¬ ware licensing is antisocial because it prohibits the growth of technology by keeping information away from the neighbors. He believes high school and college students should have unlimited access to computers without security measures so they can learn constructive and civilized behavior. He states that a protected system is a puzzle and, because it is human nature to solve puzzles, eliminating computer security so that there is no temptation to break in would reduce hacking.

Do you agree with Stallman’s statements? Do you agree that software licensing is antisocial? Is ethical teaching the solution to computer security problems? Would the removal of computer security measures reduce the incidence of computer fraud? Why or why not?