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Questions of Ethics in Software Development
The document discusses the ethical considerations in software development, emphasizing the importance of a professional code of conduct that prioritizes societal well-being, honesty, and respect for privacy. It raises concerns about the potential harmful effects of technology, such as software misuse and quality issues, and questions the responsibilities of developers regarding their products. It also examines the implications of software piracy and the ethical dilemmas faced by developers in their practices.
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- 1. ETHICS in software development JanePrusakova @jprusakova
- 2. Professional Code ofConduct • What is right and proper? • Questions of morality • What should never be done?
- 3. Moral questions arehard • IT is truly global • Effects and results of a technology can occur far away and a long time after its development • Unintentional consequences can be significant
- 4. Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM) • Contribute to society and human well-being. • Avoid harm to others. • Be honest and trustworthy. • Give proper credit for intellectual property. • Respect the privacy of others. Honor confidentiality.
- 5. Technology and itsconsequences • Dispensing drugs • Testing automobiles • Emissions • Working brakes • Transforming users and their data into product
- 6. Technology and itsconsequences
- 7. Ethical concerns • Evilsoftware • software that is likely to do harm • Data • what to keep, what to publish, how to use • Bugs • is it OK to not fix a bug or vulnerability • Quality • is it acceptable to deliver poor or untested product
- 9. Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM) • Contribute to society and human well-being. • Avoid harm to others. • Be honest and trustworthy. • Give proper credit for intellectual property. • Respect the privacy of others. Honor confidentiality.
- 10. Software and hardwarebugs • What is the harm? • Who was harmed, if anyone? • What is the ethical course of actions?
- 11. Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM) • Contribute to society and human well-being. • Avoid harm to others. • Be honest and trustworthy. • Give proper credit for intellectual property. • Respect the privacy of others. Honor confidentiality.
- 12. Smart Listening devices -Devices should “wake up” on specific word. - Record audio and send out. • Should this technology be trusted? • What is the harm, if any?
- 13. Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM) • Contribute to society and human well-being. • Avoid harm to others. • Be honest and trustworthy. • Give proper credit for intellectual property. • Respect the privacy of others. Honor confidentiality.
- 14. Quiz: Cost ofsoftware piracy $0 Millions of dollars Poor developers’ livelihood
- 15. What is ethical? •Pay attention to and give credit publicly to authors • Learn and abide by licensing terms • Challenge licensing terms through contract negotiations or in court • Contribute to the community • through open source, • free closed source or • proprietary software for purchase
- 16. Ethics of softwareproducts • Does all software add to the good of the people? • Is there “evil” software? • Should we be concerned about software misuse leading to harm? • Are we, developers, responsible for improper use? • Is it OK for software to extend privileges to some people over others? • Programmers have the power to decide who is “worthy”
- 17. Video jail visitation -Leads to bans on in-person visits - Limits accessibility of visitation Encrypted communication makes It harder for authorities to detect Illegal and terrorist activities Alt-right uses social networking sites to spread their message.
- 18. Ethics of softwaredevelopment practice • Is it OK to fail and learn from mistakes? • Is it ethical to require a “death march” from the team? • Is it acceptable to keep a high-performing person who is otherwise hurting the team?
- 19. What ethical dilemmas areyou facing?
- 20. ETHICS in software development JanePrusakova @jprusakova
Editor's Notes
- #5 American scholar Norbert Wiener, a professor of mathematics and engineering at MIT. The issues that he identified in his books Cybernetics (1948), The Human Use of Human Beings(1950), God and Golem, Inc. (1963), included topics that are still important today: computers and security, computers and unemployment, responsibilities of computer professionals, computers for persons with disabilities, information networks and globalization, virtual communities, teleworking, merging of human bodies with machines, robot ethics, artificial intelligence, computers and religion, and a number of other subjects.
- #6 https://www.wired.com/2015/03/how-technology-led-a-hospital-to-give-a-patient-38-times-his-dosage/
- #7 American scholar Norbert Wiener, a professor of mathematics and engineering at MIT. The issues that he identified in his books Cybernetics (1948), The Human Use of Human Beings(1950), God and Golem, Inc. (1963), included topics that are still important today: computers and security, computers and unemployment, responsibilities of computer professionals, computers for persons with disabilities, information networks and globalization, virtual communities, teleworking, merging of human bodies with machines, robot ethics, artificial intelligence, computers and religion, and a number of other subjects.
- #19 Fowler detailed the sexism and harassment she faced at the company where she was a site reliability engineer for a year. Her essay, which details how her managers did little to rectify her issues, shed light on a system that protected high performers when accused of bad behavior like harassment.