Lectu 2 Introduction To Cyberethics PO
Lectu 2 Introduction To Cyberethics PO
Lectu 2 Introduction To Cyberethics PO
Frameworks
Computer
Ethics
Information Internet
Ethics Ethics
CyberEthics
¾ free speech: Can Internet users post any message they wish on
Publicly accessible websites?! Their own personal web pages?!
Will they be protected by free speech or freedom of
expression?
¾ Anonymity: Should Internet users be permitted to Post
anonymous messages on web pages? Be allowed to navigate
the web anonymously or under the cover of a pseudonym?
¾ Jurisdiction: No clear national or geographical boundaries!
Where Internet crime will be prosecuted?
¾ Trust: Doing online business (personal and financial
information). Public vs. private aspects of personal information
that has become increasingly available on the Internet. Social
networking sites. Interactive web-based forums
¾ 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.
¾ 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.
¾ For example, Moor (2005) notes that computing devices will
soon be a part of our clothing, and even our bodies.
¾ Computers are already becoming ubiquitous, and are beginning
to “pervade” both our work and recreational environments.
¾ Objects in these environments already exhibit what Brey (2005)
calls “ambient intelligence,” which enables “smart objects” to
be connected via wireless technology.
Professional
ssiona Philosophical
sophic Sociological/Descriptive
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Ethics Ethics Ethics
1. Professional Ethics:
• the purpose of CyberEthics is to identify and
analyze issues of ethical responsibility for
computer/information technology
(IT)professionals.
2. Philosophical Ethics;
• CyberEthics is a field of philosophical analysis
and inquiry that goes beyond professional ethics.
3. Sociological/Descriptive Ethics.
• Descriptive (and sociological) investigations
report about “What is the case.“