Assignment No. Assignment Title:: Cyberethics
Assignment No. Assignment Title:: Cyberethics
Assignment No. Assignment Title:: Cyberethics
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Assignment Title:
Cyberethics
Cyberethics is the philosophic study of ethics pertaining to computers, encompassing user
behavior and what computers are programmed to do, and how this affects individuals and
society. For years, various governments have enacted regulations while organizations have
defined policies about cyberethics.
In 1950s-1960s
The Evolution of Cybertechnology and Cyberethics: Four Phases ... The first phase of computing
technology (1950s and 1960s) consisted mainly ... have moral implications Examples might
include data-mining technology and Internet cookies
1970s-1980s
or the context of cyber ethics. ... On the contrary, Kohlberg's six stages of moral development
seem to provide a ... According to Perry (1970), "Kohlberg's theory of moral judgment can thus
be ... Additionally, it is critical that the examples, scenarios, or case studies that are used are both
relevant and realistic to the learners.
1990s-Present
uring Phase 3(1990-present), the availability of Internet access to the general public has
increased significantly.
•This has been facilitated by the phenomenal growth of the World Wide Web.
•The proliferation of Internet and Web-based technologies in this phase has raised ethical
and social concerns.
Present to Near Future
in Phase 4(present to near future), “Web 2.0” has made possible the proliferation of social
networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook and Twitter.
As cybertechnology continues to evolve in Phase 4, computers will likely become more and
more a part of who or what we are as human beings.
For example, Moor (2005) notes that computing devices will soon be a part of our clothing, and
even our bodies.