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{{Short description|Code for ethical use of computers}}
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The '''Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics''' were created in 1992 by the [[Place:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] based Computer Ethics Institute.<ref>{{cite news
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  | title      = That Twitter account might not be who you think
  | last       = Leopold
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}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web
  | url        = http://computerethicsinstitute.org/barquinpursuit1992.html
  | title      = In pursuit of 'Ten Commandments' for Computer Ethics
  | last       = Barquin
  | first      = Ramon C.
  | publisher  = Computer Ethics Institute
  | date       = May 7, 1992
  | access-date = 2013-08-17
}}</ref> They follow the [[Internet Architecture Board#RFC1087 – Ethics and the Internet and a rise to modernity|Internet Advisory Board's memo on ethics]] from 1987.<ref>{{cite web
  | url        = http://www.cnet.com/news/the-internet-and-the-death-of-ethics/
  | title      = The Internet and the death of ethics
  | last       = O'Reilly
  | first      = Dennis
  | work       = CNET
  | date       = October 12, 2010
  | access-date = September 30, 2015
}}</ref>  The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics copies the archaic style of the Ten Commandments from the King James Bible.

The commandments have been widely quoted in computer ethics literature<ref>{{cite book
  | title     = Ethics in Public Relations: Responsible Advocacy
  | author    = Kathy Fitzpatrick, Carolyn Bronstein
  | year      = 2006
  | isbn      = 1-4129-1798-0
  | publisher = Sage Publications
  | page      = 116
}}</ref> but also have been criticized by both the hacker community<ref>[http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~say/c150/intro/lit10.html Computer Ethics – Lecture 10<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/resources/professionalism/codes/cei_command_com.html CCSR:Commentary on the 'Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics'<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120722095837/http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/resources/professionalism/codes/cei_command_com.html |date=2012-07-22 }}</ref>

[[Organization:ISC2|ISC2]], one of the thought leaders in the information security industry, has referred to the commandments in developing its own ethics rules.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RbihG-YALUkC&dq=%22Ten+Commandments+of+Computer+Ethics%22&pg=PA79 |title=Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK |date=November 14, 2006 |publisher=CRC Press|isbn=9780849382314 }}</ref>

== The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics==
#  Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
#  Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.
#  Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files.
#  Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
#  Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
#  Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid (without permission).
#  Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
#  Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
#  Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
#  Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for other humans.<ref>{{cite web
  | url        = http://www.computerethicsinstitute.org/images/TheTenCommandmentsOfComputerEthics.pdf
  | title      = The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
  | access-date = 2012-05-22
}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics listed at [http://www.cpsr.org/issues/ethics/cei Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080315093530/http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/ Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility]

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