UNIT 1 COMPUTER ETHICS INSTITUTE WEBSITE
WHAT DO THEY DO?
Identify, assess, and respond to ethical issues associated with information technologies
10 COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER ETHICS
Thou shalt not:
1. Use a computer
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UNIT 1 COMPUTER ETHICS INSTITUTE WEBSITE
WHAT DO THEY DO?
Identify, assess, and respond to ethical issues associated with information technologies
10 COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER ETHICS
Thou shalt not:
1. Use a computer to harm others
2. Interfere with others’ computer work
3. Snoop around in others’ computer files
4. Use a computer to steal
5. Use a computer to bear false witness
6. Copy or use proprietary software unpaid for
7. Use others’ computer resources without authorization or proper compensation
8. Appropriate others’ intellectual output
Thou shalt:
9. Think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or system
you are designing
10. Always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your
fellow humans
WHAT IS CEI?
Research, education, and public policy organization focused on the interface of
advances in information technology with ethical frameworks
- Comprised of professionals from the academic, corporate, and public policy,
information technology and religious communities
- Multi-disciplined, multi-cultural, cross generational and international
THE MISSION
Facilitate the examination and recognition of ethics in the development and use of
computer technologies
- Methods (educational resources and governing rules)
o Information dissemination
o Computer ethics education
o Policy analysis
THE ROLE
- Anticipate ethical dilemmas that may arise
- Provide users with an understanding of the consequences
- Lay foundation for appropriate use of technology
o Isolating and examining values and ethical imperatives in relation
to use of information technology
HISTORY OF CEI
- Founded in 1985 as Coalition for Computer Ethic
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