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_(Join Us March 24--25 in Cambridge, MA, USA)_ _(Join Us March 24--25 in Cambridge, MA, USA)_
Medicine, legal, finance, journalism, scientific research—each of these Many communities have widely adopted codes of ethics governing the moral
fields and many others have widely adopted codes of ethics governing the conduct of their members and professionals. Some of these codes may even be
lives of their professionals. Some of these codes may even be enshrined in enshrined in law, and for good reason—certain conduct can have enormous
law. And this is for good reason: these are fields that have enormous consequences on the lives of others.
consequences.
Software and technology pervade not only through these fields, but through Software and technology pervade virtually every aspect of our lives. Yet,
virtually every aspect of our lives. Yet, when compared to other fields, our when compared to other fields, our community leaders and educators have
community leaders and educators have produced an ethics void. Last year, I produced an ethics void. Last year, I introduced numerous topics concerning
introduced numerous topics concerning privacy, security, and freedom that privacy, security, and freedom that raise serious ethical concerns. Join me
raise serious ethical concerns. Join me this year as we consider some of this year as we consider some of those examples and others in an attempt to
those examples and others in an attempt to derive a code of ethics that derive a code of ethics that compares to the moral obligations of other
compares to each of these other fields, and to consider how leaders and fields, and to consider how leaders and educators should approach ethics
educators should approach ethics within education and guidance. within education and guidance.