You'll find the article by Dr. N. Ben Fairweather (mentioned in the Issue section) online at www.ccsr.cms.dmu.ac.uk/ resources/professionalism/codes/cei_command_com.html. A comprehensive list of the Codes of Ethics Web sites is available through the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility in the United Kingdom (www.ccsr.cms.dmu.ac.uk/resources/professionalism/ codes). Its information includes links to the codes followed in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, and the United States, including those developed by the ACM and IEEE.
"IS IT Ethical?," a 1998 Survey of Professional Practice, describes ethical issues in the areas of data security, software development, using corporate computers, and electronic surveillance. You'll find the survey online at www.ccsr.cms.dmu.ac.uk/resources/general/ethicol/ Ecv9no1.html. For some sample ethics cases at the corporate level, connect to the Center for Applied Ethics at www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/computer/pubs.html.
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