The ten commandments of computer ethics
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The document outlines 10 commandments of computer ethics that instruct users to not use computers to harm others, interfere with or snoop on others' work, steal, bear false witness, use proprietary software without paying, use others' computer resources without permission, take others' intellectual property, ignore the social impact of programs or systems, and to always use computers respectfully towards other humans.
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The ten commandments of computer ethics
- 2. THOU SHALT NOT USE A COMPUTER TO HARM OTHER PEOPLE.
- 3. THOU SHALT NOT INTERFERE WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPUTER WORK.
- 4. THOU SHALT NOT SNOOP AROUND IN OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPUTER FILES.
- 5. THOU SHALT NOT USE A COMPUTER TO STEAL.
- 6. THOU SHALT NOT USE A COMPUTER TO BEAR FALSE WITNESS
- 7. THOU SHALT NOT COPY OR USE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE NOT PAID
- 8. THOU SHALT NOT USE OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPUTER RESOURCES WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OR PROPER COMPENSATION.
- 9. THOU SHALT NOT APPROPRIATE OTHER PEOPLE'S INTELLECTUAL OUTPUT.
- 10. THOU SHALT THINK ABOUT THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROGRAM YOU ARE WRITING OR THE SYSTEM YOU ARE DESIGNING.
- 11. THOU SHALT ALWAYS USE A COMPUTER IN WAYS THAT ENSURE CONSIDERATION AND RESPECT FOR YOUR FELLOW HUMANS.