ES1.5 Codes of ethics and professional responsibility for computer professionals.

To the extent that computing is a profession, its adherents have a responsibility to shape that profession in ways that are benefit society. An important part of the evolution of computing into a profession has been the development of codes of ethics and professional practice which delineate the responsibilities of the computer professional. The knowledge of these responsibilities, and the practice of them, is fundamental to ethical thought and behavior among computer professionals. For this reason, a careful study and application of professional codes of ethics is crucial to ethical practice in computer science.