Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics

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The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics were created in 1992 by the Computer Ethics Institute. The commandments were introduced in the paper "In Pursuit of a 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics" by Ramon C. Barquin as a means to create "a set of standards to guide and instruct people in the ethical use of computers." ^[1] The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics copies the style of the Ten Commandments from The Bible and uses the archaic "thou shalt" and "thou shalt not" found in the King James version.

The commandments have been widely quoted in computer ethics literature ^[2] but also have been criticized by both the hacker community ^[3] and some in academia. For instance, Dr. Ben Fairweather of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility has described them as "simplistic" and overly restrictive. ^[4]

The CISSP — an organization of computer security professionals — has used the commandments as a foundation for its own ethics rules. ^[5]

[edit] See also

• Cyberethics
• Computer ethics
• Hacker ethics

[edit] External links

• The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics listed at Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
• The Computer Ethics Institute
• Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility

[edit] References

1. ^ In pursuit of 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics
2. ^ Kathy Fitzpatrick, Carolyn Bronstein (2006). Ethics in Public Relations: Responsible Advocacy. Sage Publications, p. 116. ISBN 1412917980. 
3. ^ Computer Ethics - Lecture 10
4. ^ CCSR:Commentary on the 'Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics'
5. ^ Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK