Lack of an effective analogy forces us to discover new moral values, formulate new moral principles, develop new policies, and find new ways to think about the issues presented to us. For all of these reasons, the kind of issues presented deserve to be addressed separately from others that might at first appear similar. At the very least, they have been so transformed by computing technology that their altered form demands special attention. A comprehensive review of codes of ethics and codes of conduct from different countries. The differences and similarities between code content and between attitudes is considered.
Distinction is drawn between a code of ethics and a code of conduct.
Recommendations are made for establishing a common framework for IFIP Member or Affiliate Societies. The author agrees with James Moor that computer technology, because it is 'logically malleable', is bringing about a genuine social revolution. Just as the major ethical theories of Bentham and Kant were developed in response to the printing press revolution, so a new ethical theory will likely emerge from computer ethics in response to the computer revolution. The newly emerging field of information ethics, therefore, is much more important than even its founders and advocates believe. An Aristotelian approach to understanding and teaching business ethics is presented and defended.