Computer Ethics

(Racool_studio, 2020)

Like in every discipline, there are a set of guidelines that order the behaviour and conduct of all within the discipline. "A popular example of computer ethics in practice are the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics, created in 1992 by the Computer Ethics Institute" (North Wales Management School, 2022).

"The commandments include:

1. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
2. Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work.
3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
4. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
5. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
6. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid (without permission).
7. Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
8. Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
9. Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
10. Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for other humans" (North Wales Management School, 2022).

The final two commandments relate specifically to my project. In (9) above, creating technology that affect disabled people and changes the concept of disabilities, have to consider the consequences of such software/hardware on society.

Additionally, in (10) above, these technology should aim at not only achieving near-perfect functionality, but should also consider the users of these tech, whom the gadgets are made for.

References

         North Wales Management School (2022) What is computer ethics?, North Wales Management School - Wrexham Glyndwr University. Available at: https://online.glyndwr.ac.uk/what-is-computer-ethics/#:~:text=Thou%20shalt%20not%20use%20a%20computer%20to%20bear%20false%20witness,appropriate%20other%20people’s%20intellectual%20output. (Accessed: 02 May 2023).

         Racool_studio (2020) Free Photo: Court hammer and books. judgment and law concept, Freepik. Available at: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/court-hammer-books-judgment-law-concept_8760882.htm#query=ethics&position=14&from_view=search&track=sph (Accessed: 02 May 2023).