1.8 What applications of computing seem to you to be unethical? What are some principles you can declare
with respect to the ethical and unethical use of computers and software?
Unethical uses of computers include using computers to defraud others, using computers to
improperly obtain personal information, using computers to cause damage to others, and using
computers to steal intellectual property.
Computing should be used in ways that protect individual rights and property.
Computing should be used in ways that conform to the law.
Computing should be used to benefit society.
Computing should cause no harm.
1.9 List some important ways in which computing has contributed to the welfare of man. What people, if
any, have suffered from the advance of computing technology?
Molecular modeling of drugs has speeded development of medical cures.
Election results are reported much faster and more accurately than before.
Manufacturing and service industries have streamlined their processes, resulting in less expensive
and higher quality goods and services.
People of limited education have found fewer low-level jobs available as a result of automation.
Professional people have found themselves competing with people around the world, as the Internet
has advanced globalization.
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