ABSTRACT
In computer ethics some objectives are based on a concern to prevent computer catastrophes. Computer ethics is a relatively new and developing academic area. The goal of pop ethics is to “sensitize people to the fact that computer technology has social and ethical consequences”. The use of yellow journalism is sometimes an effective technique to fire up the masses. It presumes that a set of accepted values have been violated. Pop ethics might have had a place when computing was a remote and esoteric disciplines, but the author believe that in the current environment this approach is dangerous to the preservation and enhancement of values. Professional computer ethics emphasizes a set of software engineering standards accepted by the professional community engaged in software development process. Computing has a come a long way, both technically and ethically.
