Ethics

1. Ethics Kathleen Amora February 7, 2012

2. What Are Ethics? Difference between right and wrong Based on approved morals of social and professional behavior Ability to live with the decision

3. Computer Ethics Use of basic ethical principles to help make the right decisions in daily computer use Ethical principles promote trust, fairness, good behavior, and kindness Helps you to consider your options

4. An Act Is Ethical If… Whole world will benefit Does not treat individuals as an ends to a means Unbiased observers will judge that it is fair to everyone involved

5. Ten Commandments • Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans • Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output • Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing • Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work • Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files • Thou shalt not use a computer to steal • Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness • Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid • Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper compensation • Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people

6. Computer Ethics for Organizations Company computer use for non-business related tasks is usually not permitted Protect data from loss or change Making copies of data Continuous backups help to prevent loss Keep information private Must ask customer’s permission before you share data

7. Computer Experts Public safety is a top priority In charge of various programs Responsible for autopilot Bugs are inevitable Programmers cannot predict all the ways programs interact with their environment

8. Unethical and Illegal Use of someone else’s ideas or written work is plagiarism Unethical to pass someone else’s work as your own Illegal to copy without permission

9. Questions?