Computer Ethics

Most of the issues of computer ethics are simply a matter of common sense and courtesy that should be practiced in all areas of our everyday lives. Don't represent work as your own, when it isn't. Don't take what doesn't belong to you. Respect other people's privacy. Consider the contents of another's computer to be as sacred as a diary or as private as one's personal mail. You shouldn't be poking around in other people's business or property. Computer ethics should parallel or mimic ones general ethics in life. If you have any doubt about whether your behavior with computers is wrong, chances are, it is because ethics, when it comes to computers or anything else are often very clear, like black and white.

But as in life, computer ethics sometimes fall into that grey area and don't seem so clear. When in doubt, check to see if you are about to breech computer ethics. By referring to the Computer Ethics Institute website, you can quickly refer to the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics and, most likely you will find the answer about any computer ethics question.

Computer ethics will apply to one's use of computers in the home, at school, in a library and at work. There is no situation where one should disregard or go against good computer ethics. Only when one is involved in activity that they know to wrong and choose to be unethical, can you get yourself into trouble because computer ethics are simple and although it may be tempting to disregard computer ethics and act in haste in a manner that is unethical, the better behavior when using computers is always to follow good and thoughtful ethics.

Take the time to ask permission. Go through the process of contacting authors before reprinting or using their material without giving credit. Pay the price for the software you use. Don't download material that is pirated. Stay out of other people's computer files. And above all, when making decisions about creating or using material for computers, consider the consequences on other people and society before acting on impulse. Good computer ethics are good for all of us.

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