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Which is why I think the ACM's code of ethics is good for someone looking to be introspective about right and wrong but would be terrible as the basis for a legal code of ethics.

The scope would necessarily be narrower and "permit" more unethical behavior but for violations to be enforced by peers it has to survive the eventual "oh you're making a big fuss over nothing, you won't lose your license" problem.



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