Professional Issues In Computing: Ethical Issues in the Computing Industry

Ethics in the computing industry covers aspects not of absolute rights and wrongs, in a legalistic or dispassionate sense, but also the how and where-for of functioning ethically within the real world, where not everything is cut and dried. Ethics attempt to advice how humans should act within society with regards to tings like fairness, openness, honesty, responsibility etc. Examples of Ethical Problems and Solutions 1)<Tab/>Problem: You are a contracts …

…viruses are criminal offences. The Computer Misuse Act affects the computing industry because it means rival companies cannot hire someone to hack into and destroy one another's systems, steal valuable information or infect one another's systems with viruses as this is now against the law. In conclusion one could say that ethics is profitable as it is an invaluable commodity that can reduce overheads as well as stress and conflict among companies and businesses alike.