Intro to Computers

SOCIETY ISSUES

What are the Concerns Regarding the Security,
Privacy, and Ethical Issues of Computer Technology?
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Ten Commandments Of Computer Ethics
Created by the Computer Ethics Institute
No. 1
Thou Shalt Not Use A Computer To Harm Other People.

Use your computer for honest work. Do not use the computer
to create viruses, to lie or create any information that is hurtful to others.
No. 2
Thou Shalt Not Interfere With Other People’s Computer Work.

Respect other people's territory and privacy.
No. 3
Thou Shalt Not Snoop Around In Other People’s Computer Files.
Do not obtain access to another person's computer and "spy" on their computer data.
No. 4
Thou Shalt Not Use A Computer To Steal.

Do not use a computer to falsify information or to falsify data.
No. 5
Thou Shalt Not Use A Computer To Bear False Witness.

Do not use a computer to create a false identiity or falsify information.
No. 6
Thou Shalt Not Copy Or Use Proprietary Software For Which You have Not Paid.

Do not illegally copy computer software for which you have not paid.
No. 7
Thou Shalt Not Use Other People’s Computer
Resources Without Authorization Or Proper Compensation.
It is illegal to use other people's computer resources without their approval.
Always cite sources of information.
No. 8
Thou Shalt Not Appropriate Other People’s Intellectual Output.
Do not take another person's ideas and cite them as your own. Always give credit to authors.
No. 9
Thou Shalt Think About The Social Consequences
Of The Program You Are Writing Or The System You Are Designing.

It is illegal to create computer programs/software that are harmful to others and/or society.
Think seriously about the consequences of your motive
before writing or designing software and developing computer systems..
No. 10
Thou Shalt Always Use A Computer In Ways
That Insure Consideration And Respect For Your Fellow Humans.

The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
were first presented in Dr. Ramon C. Barquin's paper,
"In Pursuit of a 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics."

Source: Computer Ethics Institute
 
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