I take issue with the photo caption, which is repeated in the article: > Engineering ethics are mostly technical: how to design properly, how to not cut corner

I take issue with the photo caption, which is repeated in the article: > Engineering ethics are mostly technical: how to design properly, how to not cut corners, and how to serve our clients well. The first thing in the ACM code of ethics talks about protecting "fundamental human rights." http://www.acm.org/about/code-of-ethics http://www.acm.org/about/code-of-ethics Same deal with the IEEE: the first item talks about the "welfare of the public." http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html The issue is not that engineering ethics is too technical. It stems from the fact that everybody defines what is ethical for themselves -- there are few universal opinions on ethics, just as with political opinions.