Ethics in using computer

Example Topics in Computer Ethics

No matter which re-definition of computer ethics one chooses, the best way to understand the nature of the field is through some representative examples of the issues and problems that have attracted research and scholarship. Consider, for example, the following topics:

• 3.1 Computers in the Workplace
• 3.2 Computer Crime
• 3.3 Privacy and Anonymity
• 3.4 Intellectual Property
• 3.5 Professional Responsibility
• 3.6 Globalization
• 3.7 The Metaethics of Computer Ethics

(See also the wide range of topics included in the recent anthology [Spinello and Tavani, 2001].)