Ethik der Informationsgesellschaft

Product Description

The actually value-neutral medium of the Internet, as the most prominent instrument of the human mind, advances human civilization faster, more directly and more effectively than all inventions before. Digitalization has torn down borders, transformed societies and created a virtual parallel world in which everything seems possible. To fill this new form with content is the task of human creativity. To recognize the potential, including the destructive (surveillance, manipulation, digital-cultural external control), is the task of vigilant consciousness. To control this new dimension of power is the task of ethics. To find the right balance between security and data protection is the task of the public and the individual. The topic "Ethics and Information Society" is examined in this anthology from the following perspectives: privacy and data protection, sustainability, human, social and environmental compatibility, conflicts of interest and values, copyright and human rights.