Summary

Obviously based loosely on the Biblical Ten Commandments, these principles were presented in 1992 in a paper by Ramon C. Barquin. They focus on respecting security and privacy, leaving other people's stuff along, and not using pirated software. Almost as an afterthought, the last two 'commandments' recommend computer professionals "think about the social consequences" and to "ensure consideration and respect for other humans" (CEI, 1992).
The document has been widely criticized as naive and simplistic. For example, Fairweather (2012) writes, "It is easy to find exceptions to the short dos and don'ts of the 'ten commandments'. The ease with which these can be found, described and repeated gives rise to the possibility of generally good guidance falling into unwarranted disrepute." Though as Metcalf (2014) notes, "it appears to be the only computing ethics code that requires members to proactively consider the broad societal consequences of their programming activities" (my italics).
Association of Information Technology Professionals Code of Ethics
The AITP ethics are no longer extant (the web page now redirects to the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and the code is not available on this website) however it is worthy of mention as one of the earliest codes of ethics. Metcalf (2016) comments, "it is decades old and has some anachronisms that clash with globalized ethos of computing today, such as the principle stating "[I acknowledge] that I have an obligation to my country, therefore, in my personal, business, and social contacts, I shall uphold my nation and shall honor the chosen way of life of my fellow citizens." Despite this, it was cited (in EDUCAUSE Review) as recently as 2017 (Woo, 2017).
The Code (AITP, 2017) begins with a set of assertions acknowledging one's obligations (in order) to management, one's colleagues, to society, to one's university, to one's employer and to one's country, as just noted. For each of these the code describes how the professional defends and promotes their interests, for example, "to guard my employer's interests, and to advise him or her wisely and honestly." The Code is followed by a Standard of Conduct that looks more like contemporary statements of ethics, including provisions to keep one's knowledge up to day, to be honest and fair, to not "use or take credit for the work of others," to maintain confidentiality and to avoid conflict of interest.

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