Title :
Ethics in Software Engineering, Net Neutrality and Badware - What obligations rest on software engineers to act ethically in their profession?
Author_Institution :
Sian Evans & Assoc., Hout Bay, South Africa
Abstract :
What obligations are there on software engineers to act ethically in their development of code? This paper explores the IEEE Code of Conduct and issues of badware, privacy and net neutrality.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; data privacy; ethical aspects; software engineering; IEEE Code of Conduct; badware issue; ethics; net neutrality; privacy issue; software engineering; Broadcasting; Consumer electronics; Ethics; Internet; Network neutrality; Privacy; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Colloquium (SE), 2012 4th
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1648-4
DOI :
10.1109/SE.2012.6242348