10 Commandments of Computer Ethics
10 Commandments of Computer Ethics
10 Commandments of Computer Ethics
6. You shall not copy or user proprietary software for which you have not paid (without
permission)
- Software is an intellectual product.
- It is like a book: Obtaining illegal copies of copyrighted software is a bad as photocopying a
copyrighted book.
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7. You shall not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper
compensation
- - Hacking a system to break and bypass the authorization is unethical
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8. You shall not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
- - Copying somebody else’s program without proper authorization is software piracy and is
unethical.
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9. You shall think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the
system you are designing.
- - You have to think about computer issues in a more general social framework:
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10. You shall always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for
your fellow humans.
- -The fact that you cannot see the people you are interacting with does not mean that you can
be rude to them.