Computer Ethics

By B.S.Mohanty St.Joseph College of Engineering

Introduction
Computers take the Central Stage of Society Computer Contributes to More moral problems Engineers are involved for design, manufacture and application of computer technology There is policy vacuum about how computer technology to be used

Walter manner in 1970s Defined

As ethical problems aggravated , transformed or created by computer technology DEBORAH JOHNSON Computers gave new twists to old ethical issues JAMES MOORS Computer ethics as a field concerned with policy vacuums conceptual modules regarding social and ethical use of it

DONALD COTTER BARN in 1990s

Viewed as a branch of professional ethics concerns primarily with standards of practice and codes of conduct of computing professionals Ex:1 If computer programme is I-P, Is it an protect able through copy right or is a process protect able by patent Clearly it is needed to conceptualize the nature of computer programme to another programmers.

10 commandments of computer ethics

Dont use computer to harm people Dont interfere with other peoples computer work Dont snoop around other peoples computer files Dont use a computer to steal Dont use a computer to bear false witness Dont copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid

 dont use other peoples computer resources without proper compensation or authorization Dont appropriate other peoples intellectual output Think about social consequences about your new programme Use computer in a way that respect for other fellow humans

Unethical use of computers behavior

3 ways primarily , Defraud a bank, hackers and problems connected with autonomous Further unethical use can be
Companies can use to steal information from clients and rivals intrusion to ones privacy Elimination of jobs Creates problems of public accountability grocery billing in a shop Biased computer programming Computer virus Problems of autonomous computers

Example topics in computer ethics

Computer in work place
Short term unemployment as computer replaces human Long term variety of new jobs like hardware engineers, software engineers , systems analysts , web masters etc Computer Crime Logical security required on Privacy & confidentiality, Data & programs are not modified without proper authority Unimpaired service Consistency on data & behavior Computer hackers Intellectual property Like software ownership Some say ownership not to be allowed So as to copy study and modify by anyone Some say licensing is required Computer algorithm to patent Remove part of mathematics from public use

Professional responsibility
Computer professional find themselves in a variety of professional relationship with other people (eg. EMREMPEE, CL- Prof, Prof - Prof and Society Professional) Relationship involves a diversity of interest and at time interest contradict each other computer professional should avoid these Globalization now its coming to global information ethics more than 200 countries are connected to internet and inter linked. A law of one country does not apply to other countries. so issues like freedom of speech , prot of IPR , Invasion of privacy etc to be governed by some laws.

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