Some considerations on ethical and unethical issues originating from information technology revolution

Isfandyari Moghaddam, Alireza Some considerations on ethical and unethical issues originating from information technology revolution., 2006 . In 2nd Conference on Ethics and Information Technology, Tehran (Iran), 13-14 December 2006. [Conference paper]

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One of the main concerns of 21th century is relation between information technology and ethical issues, or to be precise, unethical challenges faced by citizens of all societies. That is why, the purpose of this article is to identify information technology impacts as ethical issues on society especially its individuals. In this respect, it refers to some major issues namely, intimacy, accuracy, intellectual property, privacy, accessibility, pornographic issues, plagiarism and so on. In conclusion, some recommendations have been offered.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Ethics; information technology; Ethical issues; Unethical issues
Subjects: L. Information technology and library technology > LZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user: Alireza Isfandyari Moghaddam
Date deposited: 20 Aug 2007
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:09
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/10236

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