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Readings in Cyberethics

Readings in Cyberethics. Notes from book by Spinello. Chapter One. Cybertechnology, Ethical Concepts, and Methodological Frameworks: An Introduction to Cyberethics 1. Contents. Privacy in Cyberspace Security and Crime in Cyberspace

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Readings in Cyberethics

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  1. Readings in Cyberethics Notes from book by Spinello

  2. Chapter One • Cybertechnology, Ethical Concepts, and Methodological Frameworks: An Introduction to Cyberethics 1

  3. Contents • Privacy in Cyberspace • Security and Crime in Cyberspace • Professional Ethics, Codes of Conduct, and Computer/Information Professionals

  4. Cyberethics • The field of applied ethics that examines moral, legal, and social issues in the development and use of cybertechnology.

  5. Cybertechnology • Cybertechnology: the broad spectrum of technologies that range from stand-alone computers to the cluster of networked computing, information, and communication technologies.

  6. Pioneers in Field • Terrell Bynum -- applied ethics • Deborah Johnson -- “new species” theory • James Moore -- logical malleability (general purpose machines) gives rise to “vacuums.”

  7. Terrell Byrnum • “Ethics and the Information Revolution” • History of cyberethics beginning with Norbert Weiner, 1940s • Unique moral issues? • Powerful technologies have profound social consequences

  8. Deborah Johnson • “Ethics Online” • Unique ethical considerations: • Global and interactive scope of the Net • Anonymity • reproducibility

  9. James Moore • “What is Computer Ethics?” • Multipurpose machine • Vacuums • Laws and social policies • Conceptual frameworks and muddles

  10. James Moore • 4 steps • Identify any policy vacuums • Clarify conceptual muddles • Revise policies or formulate new ones • Justify them • “routine ethics” not sufficient

  11. Cyberethics methodology • Brey’s “disclosive computer ethics” • 3-levels • Disclosive • Theoretical • application

  12. Rational Ethical Theory • Consequences or duty • Utilitarianism -- assess consequences of a policy -- advance the greatest good for the greatest number • Deontological (duty-based) -- everyone is respected as an individual.

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