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pt. I. Computer ethics : its history and nature -- pt. II. Cyberspace -- pt. III. Values and technology -- pt. IV. Responsibility and professionalism -- pt. V. Privacy and surveillance -- pt. VI. What computers should not do -- pt. VII. Morality and machines.

Since computers are counted as a part of life, the issue of computer-related ethics has been considered seriously. Although there have been many studies done and various guidelines had been announced over the decades, enforcement has been impossible. This paper presents a short description of computer ethics and discusses the impacts when ethics are infringed. The causes of breaking ethical guidelines have been raised. Solutions are proposed to solve these causes by obtaining the cooperation of the family and using doctrines.

Purpose– This discussion paper focuses on a notion of information and communication technology (ICT) that is good, clean and fair that the authors call Slow Tech. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Slow Tech approach in order to explain how to create a suitable bridge between business ethics and computer ethics.Design/methodology/approach– The paper's approach is discursive. It provides a viewpoint. Its arguments are based in an examination of literature relevant to both business ethics and computer ethics. Justification is produced for the use of Slow Tech approach. A number of potential future research and application issues still to be investigated are also provided.Findings– Slow Tech can be proposed, and used, as a bridging mechanism between companies' strategies regarding computer ethics and business ethics. Three case studies illustrate the kind of challenges that companies have to tackle when trying to implement Slow Tech in concrete business context. Further study need to be undertaken to make progress on Slow Tech in applied, corporate settings.Practical implications– ICT companies need to look for innovative, new approaches to producing, selling and recycling their services and products. A Slow Tech approach can provide such insights.Social implications– Today's challenges to the production and use of good, clean, and fair ICT, both conceptual and concrete, can act as incentives for action: they can further applied research or encourage social activism. Encouraging the study, and the application, of Slow Tech provides a first step in the potential improvement of a society in which information technology is totally embedded.Originality/value– The value of this paper in not only for academics and researchers, but also for practitioners: especially for personnel working in ICT companies and for those involved with designing, developing and applying codes of conduct at both European and globally.