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As Computer Use Grows, So Do Moral Issues
This article appeared in the Dallas Morning News, on Tuesday, January 12, 1982.
A famous rock star has just died and millions of fans are grieving. The computer of a major novelty distributor is immediately put into action, for there is not a moment to lose if the grief is to be fully exploited. From data banks of ticket agencies… Read More
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, visionary mathematician/philosopher Norbert Wiener founded computer ethics as a field of academic research. In his groundbreaking book, The Human Use of Human Beings (1950, 1954), Wiener developed a powerful method for identifying and analyzing the enormous impacts of information and communication technology (ICT) upon human values like life, health, happiness, security, knowledge and creativity. Even today, in this era of “global information ethics”… Read More
[This article was published in the Summer 2000 issue of the American Philosophical Association’s Newsletter on Philosophy and Computing]
The Foundation of Computer Ethics
Computer ethics as a field of study was founded by MIT professor Norbert Wiener during World War Two (early 1940s) while helping to develop an antiaircraft cannon capable of shooting down fast warplanes. One part of the cannon had to “perceive” and… Read More
In this age of information technology, it is morally imperative that equal access to information via computer systems be afforded to people with disabilities. This paper addresses the problems that computer technology poses for students with disabilities and discusses what is needed to ensure equity of access, particularly in a university environment. Read More
A monograph on computer and security issues as they relate to public trust, confidentiality, integrity, crime, misuse, and hacking. Read More
Compelling arguments concerning individuals with special needs and their right to fair and equal access to information via computer. Read More
A monograph on the right to privacy from the National Conference on Computing and Values (NCCV), held on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University in August 1991. Read More
