Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics

<h2 id="the-ten-commandments-of-computer-ethics">The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics</h2>
<ol><li>Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.</li>
<li>Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.</li>
<li>Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files.</li>
<li>Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.</li>
<li>Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.</li>
<li>Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid (without permission).</li>
<li>Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.</li>
<li>Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.</li>
<li>Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.</li>
<li>Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for other humans.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li></ol>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li>The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics listed at <a href="http://www.cpsr.org/issues/ethics/cei">Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080315093530/http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/">Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Leopold, Todd (April 9, 2013). "That Twitter account might not be who you think". CNN. Retrieved September 30, 2015. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/09/tech/social-media/obama-twitter-account-ethics/" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/09/tech/social-media/obama-twitter-account-ethics/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Barquin, Ramon C. (May 7, 1992). "In pursuit of 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics". Computer Ethics Institute. Retrieved 2013-08-17. <a href="http://computerethicsinstitute.org/barquinpursuit1992.html" target="_blank">http://computerethicsinstitute.org/barquinpursuit1992.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>O'Reilly, Dennis (October 12, 2010). "The Internet and the death of ethics". CNET. Retrieved September 30, 2015. <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/the-internet-and-the-death-of-ethics/" target="_blank">https://www.cnet.com/news/the-internet-and-the-death-of-ethics/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Kathy Fitzpatrick; Carolyn Bronstein (2006). Ethics in Public Relations: Responsible Advocacy. Sage Publications. p. 116. ISBN 1-4129-1798-0. <a href="1-4129-1798-0" target="_blank">1-4129-1798-0</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>Computer Ethics – Lecture 10 <a href="http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~say/c150/intro/lit10.html" target="_blank">http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~say/c150/intro/lit10.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>CCSR:Commentary on the 'Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics'; Archived 2012-07-22 at archive.today <a href="http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/resources/professionalism/codes/cei_command_com.html" target="_blank">http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/resources/professionalism/codes/cei_command_com.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK. CRC Press. November 14, 2006. ISBN 9780849382314. <a href="9780849382314" target="_blank">9780849382314</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-22. <a href="http://www.computerethicsinstitute.org/images/TheTenCommandmentsOfComputerEthics.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.computerethicsinstitute.org/images/TheTenCommandmentsOfComputerEthics.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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