Ethics In IT

Posted by kdawson on Sunday February 10, 2008 @09:50PM from the oxymoron-of-the-day dept.

chiefloko writes "I am presently taking a Business Ethics class while earning my MBA. For my final paper topic I have chosen 'Ethics within the Information Technology realm.' Over the past 13 years I have worked for three corporations and have seen everything from the typical BOFH to ungodly pirated software use. I also bore witness to a remote user logging in to a poorly administrated Sun station, finding out s/he was root, and then reading co-workers' emails. I am interested in what the norm is for ethics in the IT world and some of the stories and outcomes."

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ACM Code of Ethics by floki · 2008-02-10 22:34 · Score: 5, Informative

The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) has a Code of Ethics. Have a look at it. It gives quite a lot of guidance converning professional conduct in IT.

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Re:You need to clarify your question by pdwalker · 2008-02-10 23:40 · Score: 5, Informative

That's sociopaths, not psychopaths.

Think of it as the difference between a politician and a serial killer.