Ethics in software engineering is paramount
Being an Ethical Software Engineer As Software is becoming the fabric of society, we developers need to be conscious of the ethics of what we develop There are big ethical issues in today’s advanced technology, but it’s also embedded in the small decisions we constantly make Bringing an ethical discussion into our practice is challenging (but we have to do it) Don’t use technology as an excuse; own your stuff Use your power, make a stand, choose ethically Why ethics, why now? I have always been interested in the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology. And in the last couple of years, I've become more and more concerned about the path that we're taking. There are a lot of aspects of our lives that are improving because of technology. But there are also worrying directions we're taking in politics, in the shape of our society, and in how we treat each other. Technology, and in the last decades, computers and software, is a major force that is influ...