Computer Ethics – References

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CONTENTS:

Codes of Ethics

Computer Ethics Research Centres

Key Sites for AI Ethics

General Books, Journals and Articles on Ethics

Other More Specific/Topical Articles/Websites

 

 

Codes of Ethics:

 

Australian Computer Society Code of Professional Ethics

<https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/CodeOfProfessionalEthics_Mar_2023.pdf>

 

Australian Computer Society Code of Professional Conduct

<https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/rules-and-regulations/Code-of-Professional-Conduct_v2.1.pdf>

 

Australian Computer Society Code of Professional Conduct Case Studies

<https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/elected-members/pab/EthicsCommittee/ACS%20Code%20of%20Professional%20Conduct%20Case%20Studies.pdf>

 

British Computer Society Code of Conduct

<http://www.bcs.org/category/6030>

 

ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

<https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics>

 

ACM/IEEE-CS Software Engineering Code of Ethics

<https://ethics.acm.org/code-of-ethics/software-engineering-code/>  or

<https://www.computer.org/education/code-of-ethics>

 

Computer Ethics Research Centres:

 

Australian Institute of Computer Ethics

<http://auscomputerethics.com/>

 

The Computer Ethics Institute, Washington, USA

<http://computerethicsinstitute.org>

 

The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics, Computer Ethics Institute, Washington DC

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments_of_Computer_Ethics>

 

The OnLine Ethics Center for Engineering & Science, at the (US) National Academy of Engineering

<http://onlineethics.org/>

 

Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute, East Tennessee State University

<http://seeri.etsu.edu/> - no longer in operation.

 

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University

<https://www.scu.edu/ethics/>

 

ACS Committee on Professional Computer Ethics/Professional Conduct

<https://www.acs.org.au/governance/ethics-committee.html>

 

Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University

<https://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/ccsr/index.aspx>

 

IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT)

<https://technologyandsociety.org/>

 

ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (SIGCAS) <http://www.sigcas.org/>

 

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

<http://cpsr.org/>

 

Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals

<https://www.iccp.org/>

 

US CyberSecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

<https://www.cisa.gov/>

 

AusCERT - Australian Cyber Emergency Response Team

<https://www.auscert.org.au/>

 

Key Sites for AI Ethics:

 

CSIRO: Artificial Intelligence: Australia’s Ethics Framework Discussion Paper, April 2019:

https://storage.googleapis.com/converlens-au-industry/industry/p/prj1a483c9c696c46982e7a0/public_assets/ArtificialIntelligenceethicsframeworkdiscussionpaper.pdf

 

Australian Government: Australia’s Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework, 2020:  https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/australias-artificial-intelligence-ethics-framework

 

Australian Government:  Australia’s AI Ethics Principles:  https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/australias-artificial-intelligence-ethics-framework/australias-ai-ethics-principles

 

Australian Government’s Discussion Paper:  Supporting Responsible AI, 1-Jun-23:  https://consult.industry.gov.au/supporting-responsible-ai

 

White House: Voluntary Commitments to Managing the Risks Posed by AI, 21-Jul-23: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-secures-voluntary-commitments-from-leading-artificial-intelligence-companies-to-manage-the-risks-posed-by-ai/

 

General Books, Journals and Articles on Ethics:

 

Reynolds, George W, Ethics in Information Technology, 6th edition, Cengage Learning, 2019

 

Kizza, Joseph Migga, Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age, 5th edition, Springer, 2015

 

Bynum, Terrel Ward & Rogerson, Simon, eds: Computer Ethics & Professional Responsibility: Introductory Text & Readings, Blackwell, 2004

 

Edgar, Stacey L: Morality and Machines: Perspectives on Computer Ethics, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2003

 

Torvalds, Linus, Himanen, Pekka & Castells, Manuel, The Hacker Ethic, Secker & Warburg, 2001

 

Burmeister, Oliver K, Applying the ACS Code of Ethics, ACS Information Age, Feb/Mar 2001, pp54-59 [and in the subsequent 3 issues, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sep 2001]

 

Weckert, John (ed), Computer Ethics, Why Bother?, 2nd Australian Institute of Computer Ethics Conference, Canberra, Australia, Sep 2000 [published as Volume 1 of Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology]

<https://crpit.scem.westernsydney.edu.au/VolumeIndex.html>

 

Burmeister, Oliver K, Applying the ACS Code of Ethics, Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology, May 2000, V32, n2, pp107-119

 

Moor, James H: Reason, Relativity & Responsibility in Computer Ethics, Computers & Society, v28 n1 March 1998, pp14-21

 

Spinello, Richard A: Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics, Prentice Hall, 1997

 

Willard, Nancy, The Cyberethics Reader, McGraw-Hill, 1997


Ermann, M David, Williams, Mary B, & Shauf, Michele S (eds), Computers, Ethics, and Society, Oxford University Press, 1997

 

Weckert, John & Adeney, Douglas, Computer and Information Ethics, Greenwood Press, 1997

Tavani, Herman T, Metabibliography of Computers, Ethics and Society: An Annotated Bibliography of Bibliographies, Computers and Society, Mar 1997, pp19-21

 

Australian Computer Journal, vol29, no.1, February 1997: Special Issue on Ethics and the Internet.

<https://50years.acs.org.au/digital-archive.html>

 

Koocher, Gerald P, Ethics in Cyberspace, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1996


Tavani, Herman T, The Future of Computers & the Quality of Life: A Computer Ethics Bibliography, Computers and Society, Sep 1996, pp31-37

 

Maner, Walter: Unique Ethical Problems in Information Technology, Science & Engineering Ethics, v2 n2 April 1996, pp137-154

 

Spinello, Richard A: Ethical Aspects of Information Technology, Prentice Hall, 1995

 

Neumann, Peter G, Computer-Related Risks, ACM Press, 1995

 

Landford, D, Practical Computer Ethics, McGraw-Hill, 1995

 

Johnson, Deborah G & Nissenbaum, Helen, Computer Ethics and Social Values, Prentice Hall, 1995

 

Forester, Tom & Morrison, Perry, Computer Ethics: Cautionary Tales and Ethical Dilemmas in Computing, 2nd edition, MIT Press, 1994

 

Johnson, D G, Computer Ethics, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 1994

Anderson, Ronald, E, Using the New ACM Code of Ethics in Decision Making, Communications of the ACM, Feb 1993, v36, n2, pp98-106

 

Stoll, Clifford, The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through a Maze of Computer Espionage, Bodley Head, 1990

 

McFarland, Michael C, Urgency of Ethical Standards Intensifies in Computer Community, IEEE Computer, March 1990, pp77-81 [see also Letters section of June 1990 issue, p6] 1985

 

Mason, R, Four Ethical Issues of the Information Age, MIS Quarterly, v10, n1, 1986, pp5-12

 

Bynum, T W (ed), Computers and Ethics, Blackwell, 1985

 

Cornwall, Hugo, The Hacker’s Handbook, Century Communications Ltd, 1985

 

Parnas, David L, Software Aspects of Strategic Defence Initiative, CACM, 1985, v28, n12, p1326

 

Moor, James, H: What is Computer Ethics?, Metaphilosophy, v16 n4, 1985, pp266-275

 

Levy, Steven, Hackers, Penguin Books, 1984

 

Wiener, Norbert: Some Moral and Technical Consequences of Automation, Science, v131, 1960, pp1355-1358

 

Journal of Ethics and Information Technology

<http://www.springer.com/computer/swe/journal/10676>

 

Computers & Society: Quarterly Publication of ACM SIGCAS (Special Interest Group on Computers and Society)

<http://www.sigcas.org/> or <https://dl.acm.org/newsletter/sigcas>

 

Other More Specific/Topical Articles/Websites:

 

The Ethics and Risks of AI Decision-Making: An ACS Primer (June 2021)

<https://www.acs.org.au/insightsandpublications/reports-publications/the-ethics-and-risks-of-ai-decision-making.html>

 

Australia’s Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework: a voluntary framework developed by the Australian Government (November 2019)

<https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/australias-artificial-intelligence-ethics-framework/australias-ai-ethics-principles>

 

Australian Computer Society 7-Part Series of Articles on Ethics, culminating in a Panel Discussion 11-Dec-18

<https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2018/ethics-part-1--artificial-influencers.html>

 

AlgorithmWatch, AI Ethics Guidelines Global Inventory <https://algorithmwatch.org/en/ai-ethics-guidelines-global-inventory/>

 

Martha Lane Fox: Technology is a Marvel – Now Let’s Make it Moral, The Guardian, 10-Apr-2017

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/10/ethical-technology-women-britain-internet>

 

The Potential Dangers of Self-Driving Cars, UK National Accident Helpline, 6-Jun-2023 <https://www.national-accident-helpline.co.uk/news/post/potential-dangers-self-driving-cars>

 

Andy Greenberg: Hackers Fool Tesla S's Autopilot to Hide and Spoof Obstacles, Wired, 4-Aug-2016

<https://www.wired.com/2016/08/hackers-fool-tesla-ss-autopilot-hide-spoof-obstacles/>

 

Nick Bostrom: Artificial intelligence: ‘We’re like Children Playing with a Bomb’, The Guardian, 12-Jun-2016

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/12/nick-bostrom-artificial-intelligence-machine>

 

Kuipers, Benjamin: Towards Morality and Ethics for Robots, AAAI Spring Symposium on Ethical and Moral Considerations in Non-Human Agents, 21-Mar-2016

<https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~kuipers/research/pubs/Kuipers-sss-16.html>

 

Merkel, Robert & Burmeister, Oliver: A Code of Ethics in IT: Just Lip Service or Something with Bite?, The Conversation, 9-Oct-2015

<http://theconversation.com/a-code-of-ethics-in-it-just-lip-service-or-something-with-bite-32807>

 

Brenda Aynsley: The Perils of 'Big Data' Without Ethics, The Australian, 14-Aug-2015

<http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/business-spectator/the-perils-of-big-data-without-ethics-/news-story/cbb22d224bea9b28ea32d39dfad7668e>

 

Phillip Dawson: ‘Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World’, Routledge, 2020 <https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwa/detail.action?docID=6340937>.

 

Elon Musk, et al: Alarmed Tech Leaders Call for AI Research Pause, Science, 11-Apr-2023:  <https://www.science.org/content/article/alarmed-tech-leaders-call-ai-research-pause>.

 

Ray Kurzweil: Don’t Fear Artificial Intelligence, Time, 19-Dec-2014

<https://time.com/3641921/dont-fear-artificial-intelligence/>

 

Brett Frischmann & Evan Selinger: Re-Engineering Humanity, Cambridge, 2018.

 

Bowern, Mike, Codes of Ethics: The Ethics of Making Robots that can Kill, Information Age, Feb/Mar 2007, p62.

 

McDonald, Craig, Codes of Ethics: Governance, Systems and Responsibility, Information Age, Dec/Jan 2006/2007, p54.

 

Mather, Karen, Codes of Ethics: Protecting Whose Interests?, Information Age, Oct/Nov 2006, p38.

 

Lucs, Richard, Ethics: Why Do We Differ?, Information Age, Aug/Sep 2006, p28.

 

Bowern, Mike, Ethics: Part of Being Professional, Information Age, Jun/Jul 2006, p51.

 

Bowern, Mike, Ethics: Quality Management is Personal, Information Age, Feb/Mar 2006, p62.

 

UCITA Proposal for uniform computer transactions, 2000

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Computer_Information_Transactions_Act>

 

Bowern, Mike & Weckert, John, Ethics: When a Team Member Embezzles, Information Age, Jun/Jul 2005, p24.

 

Raymond, Eric Steven, How To Become A Hacker, 2001-2020

<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html>

 

Kabay, M E, The Napster Cantata, The K-Files, 2001

<http://www.mekabay.com/ethics/napster.htm>

 

Jacobs, Shannon, Sam Spam the Flimflam Man, Ubiquity, ACM, January 2001

<http://ubiquity.acm.org/article.cfm?id=363118>

 

Secure Digital Music Initiative, September 2000

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_Music_Initiative>

 

SDMI Challenge FAQ, Princeton Group, 2000

<https://www.cs.princeton.edu/research/techreps/TR-657-02>

 

Tannenbaum, Robert S, Theoretical Foundations of Multimedia: Some Ethical Concerns, Ubiquity, ACM, August 2000

<http://ubiquity.acm.org/article.cfm?id=347643>

 

Open Source Initiative

<http://www.opensource.org>