Chapter: Disclosive Computer Ethics

Quote:

The world is very close to having technology that can provide electronic privacy and security on the Internet sufficient to safely conduct international business transactions. Once this technology is in place, there will be a rapid expansions of Global Cyberbusiness. Nations with a technological infrastructure is already in place will enjoy rapid economic growth, while the rest of the world lags behind. What will be the political and economic fallout from the rapid growth of global Cyberbusiness? Will accepted business practices in one part of the world be perceived as “cheating” or “fraud” in other parts of the world? Will a few wealthy nations widen the already big gap between rich and poor? Will political and even military confrontations emerge?

What I expect to learn:

To know the basic principles of ethical thinking that can be applied in our nature of business as an Information Systems student.

Review:

One thing I lime when I read this part of the chapter one, I finally read something that deviates from the typical computer ethics and it is this disclosive type of computer ethics.

The main issues that disclosive computer ethics target to affect directly are not the typical programming style or issues in the development stage which is most typically addressed by ethical policies. It deviates from something that is common, something that requires us to be aware. It is much broader yet it is detailed in a way that it involves something that we are mot concern about without use really knowing it. Honestly, after reading through all these by now, I realized that policies is not hard to comply to but rather, people has tendencies to need more information about something that they should be concerned about so I just hope it all goes well for both users and developers soon so that we reach the mean of our actions.

What I learned:

·         Limitations of mainstream computer ethics

·         Hidden morality and disclosive computer ethics

·         Key values as departure points for analysis

o    Justice

o    Autonomy

o    Democracy

o    Privacy

·         The need for multi-level interdisciplinary research

Integrative Questions:

1.    What are the limitations of computer ethics?

2.    State and explain one hidden morality in computer ethics.

3.    Give the four (4) departure points for analysis.

4.    What is autonomy in ethics?

5.    Define how democracy is defended in the book.