The Ethics of Cyberspace

In this book, Cees J Hamelink proposes an answer to - how should democratic societies organize cyberspace? - that puts human-rights, rather than profit, at the top of the agenda. He argues that conventional ethical approaches are all seriously flawed. There is a growing volume of moral rules, netiqu...

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Main Author: Hamelink, Cees
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: London SAGE Publications 2000
Sage Publications
SAGE Publications, Limited
SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition:1
Subjects:
Computers > Moral and ethical aspects
Computers and civilization
Cyberspace
Ethics
General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies
Information superhighway
Information technology
Internet
Morality
New Media & Communication Technology
New technology
Social interaction
ISBN:1849202419, 9781849202411, 0761966692, 9780761966685, 0761966684, 9780761966692
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Summary:In this book, Cees J Hamelink proposes an answer to - how should democratic societies organize cyberspace? - that puts human-rights, rather than profit, at the top of the agenda. He argues that conventional ethical approaches are all seriously flawed. There is a growing volume of moral rules, netiquettes and codes of conduct, but they are of little help in solving the moral dilemmas raised by the new technologies. In this book the author analyzes the inadeqacies of current global governance policies and structures that underpin them, and argues for standards which put justice, human security and freedom first.
Bibliography:Originally published by Uitgeverij Boom, c1999
Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-201) and index
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ISBN:1849202419
9781849202411
0761966692
9780761966685
0761966684
9780761966692
DOI:10.4135/9781446219911