Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!CUNIXF!EZK From: ezk@CUNIXF.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Erez Zadok) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ethics-l Subject: WAKE UP LITTLE PEOPLE Message-ID: <9002282016.AA13549@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 28 Feb 90 20:16:53 GMT Sender: Discussion of Ethics in Computing Reply-To: Discussion of Ethics in Computing Lines: 27 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM.BITNET Gateway Comments: To: ETHICS-L%POLYGRAF@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu In-Reply-To: Jorma Ronkainen's message of Tue, 27 Feb 90 09:39:42 GMT <9002281758.AA08878@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Hi all, My name is Erez Zadok and I just subscribed to this list. A friend of mine mailed me a copy of this last article, titled "WAKE UP LITTLE PEOPLE" which I found very interesting. In fact, this article and list came right on time. I'm currently enrolled in a course here at Columbia U. called "Technology & Society" taught by professor Stephen Unger. I like the course and subject greately, and may I add that I'm a CS major. Well, I have to write a paper for that class and the subject I like to discuss is outcome of software on society and/or environment, and the responsibilty of programmers in their jobs. There must have been lots of such discussion about this subject, and if not, lets start one. I want to know your opinions, and especially would like to hear about real cases of software doing harmful things to society or the environment. Do you know of cases that have gotten to courts? Thank You. Erez. BTW, feel free to email me personally anything of any size that you want (no code dumps of your kernel please... :-) A wank's morning starts one machine | Arpa: ezk@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu clock cycle after midnight. | Usenet: rutgers!columbia!cunixf!ezk - HebrewWank #1 | Bitnet: ezk@cunixf, erzus@cuvmb