Two Ethical Issues
An ethical issue in computing is privacy. Privacy may apply to computer applications developers that wish that their programs not be reversed engineered. Privacy may also apply to computer users who wish that their identities be protected while using the computer. Since privacy in computing is just an extension of conventional privacy, and conventional privacy is an ethical issue, privacy in computing is also an ethical issue.
Another ethical issue is theft in computing. This issue comes in various forms, like theft of personal identity and theft using backdoors. Just as in conventional and computing privacy, theft with computers is just an extension of conventional theft.
With both issues, they become ethical because they affect people, some in adverse ways, others just in mild ways. Nevertheless, these issues are in the realm of ethics and must not be disregarded.
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