2.2 COMPUTER CARE AND SAFETY
2. Maintenance of Computers In Good Working Conditions
2.1. The Ethics and Integrity In Computer Use
Computer Ethics Computer Ethics are human values and moral conduct for computer users. OR
Computer Ethics refers to the right or wrong behavior exercised when using computers.
Computer Integrity refers to the loyalty or faithfulness to a principled set of laws
regarding computer use. In 1991, the Computer Ethics Institute (CEI) held its first National Computer Ethics Conference in Washington, D.C. The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics were first presented in Dr. Ramon C. Barquin's paper prepared for the conference
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR COMPUTER ETHICS
The Computer Ethics Institute published them as follows in 1992:
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 Witnesses.
6. Thou Shalt Not Copy or Use Proprietary Software for Which You Have Not Paid.
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 Insure Consideration and Respect for Your Fellow Humans.