Ethics in computer software design and development

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ELSEVIERComputersand electronicsComputers and Electronics in Agriculture30 (2001) 85 102in in computer software design anddevelopmentAlan J. thomson a,*, Daniel L. Schmoldt ba Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria,BC, Canada V8Z 1M5b USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Department of Biological Systems engineering ,USDA Forest Service, 460 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706-1561, USAAbstractOver the past 20 years, computer software has become integral and commonplace foroperational and management tasks throughout agricultural and natural resource this software infusion, however, little thought has been afforded human impacts,both good and bad. This paper examines current ethical issues of software system design anddevelopment in relation to privacy, accuracy, property, accessibility, and effects on quality oflife.

Alan J. Thomson a,*, Daniel L. Schmoldt b a Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, BC, Canada V8Z 1M5 b USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, USDA Forest Service, 460 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706-1561, USA Abstract

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