Computer ethics
"Computer ethics is the set of commonly agreed principles that govern the use of computers. Like ethics more generally, computer ethics is essentially a set of philosophical guidelines or moral standards that aim to influence behaviour and prevent harm."
What is computer ethics? (2022) North Wales Management School - Wrexham Glyndwr University. Available at: https://online.glyndwr.ac.uk/what-is-computer-ethics/ (Accessed: 07 June 2023).
Programmers sometime watching the social
conduct of individuals when using internet connection.
"Computer
ethics first rose to prominence during the Second World War, when MIT professor
Norbert Wiener predicted significant social and ethical consequences to the
cybernetics technology he was helping to develop.
However, it
wasn’t until 1976 that Walter Maner, a professor at Bowling Green State
University, coined the term ‘computer ethics’ for this separate branch of
applied ethics. Maner went on to champion the field, and inspired philosopher
Terrell Ward Bynum, editor of the Metaphilosophy academic journal, to launch an essay competition about
computer ethics – the results of which were printed in 1985, in a special
edition of the journal called Computers
and Ethics. The winner of the competition was entitled What
Is Computer Ethics? Written by James Moor, it states that computer ethics includes:
What is computer ethics? (2022) North Wales Management School - Wrexham Glyndwr University. Available at: https://online.glyndwr.ac.uk/what-is-computer-ethics/ (Accessed: 07 June 2023).
Common concerns and considerations
There are a number of ethical concerns that have arisen within computing and information technology (IT), particularly following the rise of the internet, social media, artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning algorithms.
Computer crime
Cybercrime is a threat that evolves as rapidly as new technology does. Through hacking, malware, viruses, worms, phishing, Trojan horses, and so on, cybercriminals and hackers can steal money and data, commit fraud, traffic in illegal content and intellectual property, and commit identity theft.
Privacy
and security
Digital security, anonymity, information
ethics, and information privacy online can be hugely important to people.
However, threats abound, from companies secretly tracking – and selling –
online activity, to individual people cyberbullying.
Intellectual
property
Theft or the unauthorised distribution of
digital content, copyrighted content, and intellectual property is an ongoing
issue online, with everything from art and entertainment media to software and
innovative products shared illegally online.
What is computer ethics? (2022) North Wales Management School - Wrexham Glyndwr University. Available at: https://online.glyndwr.ac.uk/what-is-computer-ethics/ (Accessed: 07 June 2023).
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