The Code of Ethics was designed to form a natural well being of society and yourself. Its one thing to follow laws but its another thing to have the Code of Ethics to follow those laws and create natural laws. Below you will see the sections of this Code and what they represent.
Section 1 discusses designing and having access to computing systems. Obviously there are laws and standards put in place to the design specific websites or have access to those but also at any given point someone can create a website that promotes any wrong doing designed toward children or other portions of society. For instance someone can create a site to teach kids how to use guns. Obviously it would take a little time to get this site out of access but it goes against the code of ethics to be able to take this off quicker. Easier put, what you give people access to it must be useful and good sense for the well being of human life.
Most laws are based off the code of ethics because anything you do must have no intention of harm to others or any consequences that people may put themselves into.
A person also must play fair in the business operations. If someone creates an idea, it can only be enhanced or altered but it cant be duplicated exactly. Obviously if you create the exact same idea then youll automatically take there business. Someone that creates a company like Walmart and another person creates the same exact company, same philosophies and calls themselves Walmart will be held to the consequences of fees and closing their business down.
Section 2 discusses the ability of being professional within a business. I find this section to be most important in the Code of Ethics because it builds trust from the consumer to the retailer. If youre going to buy product at a company like Sears, you as a consumer as the right to expect that Sears did everything they can to make sure the product they are selling is to the best quality possible or at least noted to be a lesser quality for a lower price. At that point the consumer still has the option on quality though. But at no given point no matter the quality, the seller must not have the intent to sell junk. Also, within section 2 it states not only does the product have to be a noted quality but the people selling it to you must be in a professional manner, treat you in a professional manner, and sell to you with honest and dignity. For instance, they cant tell you lies (has a grey area within some peoples eyes), they cant yell at you or treat you in a profane way. The only way they can discredit a person is to have the option to refuse service to people that they wish not to sell to.
Section 3 talks about how people computing these systems must articulate and give options to people for detail to their systems. For instance, when these systems are created for computing they are extremely complex and detailed. At no given point is it expected that consumers or viewers can interpret the information a system may have. For instance a business owner that has requested a programmer to create a website for his/her company must be given full access to the details of their site, how to use it, teach people how to use it, and the effects it can do to better your company. You as the viewer must be given direction or knowledge as to the functions and abilities your site can handle.
Section 4 mainly discusses abiding by this Code of Ethics. Obviously laws help in enforcing this code. Having the Code of Ethics though keeps people from going against the system and having consumers put into situations that they have to get their money back or retrieve information.
As you can see, these ethics are very reasonable and are the basis of laws. This gives you a piece of mind as a business owner using the computing system or any system that help operate your business. It gives people the piece of mind from the business owner to the consumer. This makes a big difference within our economy. Our economy believes in the Code of Ethics because there are many ways to gain funds such as selling drugs, weapons etc. but obviously even though this is a high dollar sale, the government has the Code of Ethics to go by to better the society.