THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR COMPUTER ETHICS

Courtesy of the Computer Ethics Institute

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR COMPUTER ETHICS

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 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 use or copy software for which you have not paid.
7.	Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization.
8.	Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
9.	Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you write.
10.	Thou shalt use a computer in ways that show consideration and respect.

Published (and reformatted) with the permission of Dr. Ramon Barquin,
President of the Computer Ethics Institute.

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