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Computer ethics is a part of practical philosophy concerned with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. [1]Margaret Anne Pierce, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computers at Georgia Southern University has categorized the ethical decisions related to computer technology and usage into three primary influences: [2]
Programming ethics. This article gives an overview of professional ethics as applied to computer programming and software development, in particular the ethical guidelines that developers are expected to follow and apply when writing programming code (also called source code ), and when they are part of a programmer-customer or employee ...
The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics were created in 1992 by the Washington, D.C. based Computer Ethics Institute. [1] The commandments were introduced in the paper "In Pursuit of a 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics" by Ramon C. Barquin as a means to create "a set of standards to guide and instruct people in the ethical use of computers."
Professional technoethics focuses on the issue of ethical responsibility for those who work with technology within a professional setting, including engineers, medical professionals, and so on. [6] Efforts have been made to delineate ethical principles in professions such as computer programming (see programming ethics ).
Terrell Ward Bynum (born 1941) is an American philosopher, writer and editor.Bynum is currently director of the Research Center on Computing and Society at Southern Connecticut State University, where he is also a professor of philosophy, and visiting professor in the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility in De Montfort University, Leicester, England.
cpsr.org. Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility ( CPSR) was a global organization promoting the responsible use of computer technology. CPSR was incorporated in 1983 following discussions and organizing that began in 1981. [ 1] It educated policymakers and the public on a wide range of issues. CPSR incubated numerous projects such as ...
Cyberethics. Hands are shown typing on a backlit keyboard to communicate with a computer. Cyberethics is "a branch of ethics concerned with behavior in an online environment". [ 1] In another definition, it is the "exploration of the entire range of ethical and moral issues that arise in cyberspace " while cyberspace is understood to be "the ...
Simon Rogerson is lifetime Professor Emeritus in Computer Ethics at the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR), De Montfort University. [ 1] He was the founder and editor for 19 volumes of the Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. [ 2]