Ethics is fine and most of us probably believe that we are doing a proper job at any point in time but to look back in 10 years and say that code you wrote when you were 18 years old 3 companies ago is having a bad effect now is unlikely to illicit any practical response other than making insurance and legal companies richer.
Unfortuantely, it is harder to measure how "good" things should be in software engineering compared to the need for a bridge to stay up or a doctor to not make somebody sick.
I could see governments introducing laws that say every company who writes software need certain credentials etc. but as we already know, ISO registrations or PCI certifications do not actually mean the people who do the work know what they are doing well enough.
Unfortuantely, it is harder to measure how "good" things should be in software engineering compared to the need for a bridge to stay up or a doctor to not make somebody sick.
I could see governments introducing laws that say every company who writes software need certain credentials etc. but as we already know, ISO registrations or PCI certifications do not actually mean the people who do the work know what they are doing well enough.