Human society is a social one; we all live within a community where we must interact with other people. Each community develops over time a set of rules and standards with which members are expected to abide. These are known as ethics. Some of these ethics evolve into laws. In this chapter, we examine a number of social and ethical issues pertaining to the evolution, creation and use of software solutions.
Computer solutions are so often used in today’s society. They influence the way we work, the way we communicate with others and the way we carry out our personal lives and conduct our personal finances.