- Authors:
- Jeroen van den Hoven,
- John Weckert
This book gives an in-depth philosophical analysis of moral problems to which information technology gives rise, for example, problems related to privacy, intellectual property, responsibility, friendship, and trust, with contributions from many of the best-known philosophers writing in the area.
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- Ishmaev G, Dennis M and van den Hoven M (2021). Ethics in the COVID-19 pandemic: myths, false dilemmas, and moral overload, Ethics and Information Technology, 23:Suppl 1, (19-34), Online publication date: 1-Nov-2021.
- Gabriels K (2016). `I keep a close watch on this child of mine', Ethics and Information Technology, 18:3, (175-184), Online publication date: 1-Sep-2016.
- Stahl B, Timmermans J and Mittelstadt B (2016). The Ethics of Computing, ACM Computing Surveys, 48:4, (1-38), Online publication date: 2-May-2016.
- Sutrop M Ethical issues in governing biometric technologies Proceedings of the Third international conference on Ethics and Policy of Biometrics and International Data Sharing, (102-114)
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