Implied vs Explicit Consent

What is implied consent?  When, if ever, is implied consent morally acceptable?  When is it necessary to obtain explicit consent?  Give some examples--they don't have to deal with the body and sex, as these examples do, but they should *not* be associated with computers.

How does the problem of implied vs. explicit consent apply to computers, and specifically, to ethical hacking?  When would an ethical hacker need to make use of this concept?

These are the two questions submitted to us for reflection. For answering, we have to go by defining the word or the term “Implied consent”. What is implied consent?

            By definition, implied consent is a consent which is not expressly granted by a person, but rather inferred from a person's actions and the facts and circumstances of a particular situation (or in some cases, by a person's silence or inaction). In another word, it’s a consent inferred from signs, actions, or facts, or by inaction or silence. For example as we say in life remaining silent in a certain situation means we agree, if a person is being accused of having done something wrong and that person remains silent and doesn’t defend himself or herself, then it means that he or she is guilty of that act. The owner of a car generally is liable for an accident caused by someone who drove that car with his or her consent. In many states, that consent can be express or implied, and implied consent may arise from seemingly innocuous actions.

            Sometimes in case of emergency, if there is a disaster, firefighters and heath care personnel assault victims and treat them mostly without them saying please treat me or attend to me. But by human nature and for the right of life, they have to rescue the people being affected by the disaster and attend to them. Leaving your door open in the night without you being there would allow anyone to get in your house and do whatever they want while you are not around. By doing this u imply consent in whatever happens. After giving these examples, we could say that implied consent morally acceptable.

            As the word says explicit, and explicit consent is a precisely and clearly expressed consent, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated. Depending of the situation in which oneself finds himself, it’s necessary to obtain an explicit consent because for instance, having a date with a girl involves her accepting your invitation, before going out with her. In an election like the case we discussed a couple of weeks ago (Thomas Hobbes), every voter gives his consent by choosing who they want as governor or king. In our daily life, we show explicit consent in everything, like going to school, using the train, working, etc., through our actions.

            Finally we could say that implied and explicit consent apply to computers in the way or the other because we deal with them every day. Ethical hackers are exposed to decision making when they are hired to perform a particular task for a company or a client. So by accepting and executing those tasks, they show their consents in both ways (implied and explicit).

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