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     1). The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics are a set of ten principles created by the Computer Ethics Institute in 1992 to enforce the usage of           computers in our digital society. Three of these guidelines include: [Answers may vary]

               a). Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people. — One must not utilize a computer's software in order to cause strife to another online user,                which is achieved by tampering or corrupting someone else's data, utilizing programs to steal personal information or damage hardware, and such.

               b). Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work. — One must not use programs, such as viruses, to hinder the natural function of a                computer or useful software, as this would disturb other users and obstruct their work.

               c). Thou shalt not use a computer to steal. — One must not steal sensitive information gained from others for their own good or leak out said                information, as the action would essentially equate to robbery.


     2). Keylogging programs collect the personal data of others, which may be utilized to illegally access personal accounts outside of the company. This           would violate the so-called "unspoken trust" between both the employer and the employee.

     3). "Human Use of Human Beings" by Norbert Wiener, and "A Very Short History of Computer Ethics" by Deborah Johnson.