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Information technology is changing many aspects of human endeavor and existence. This is beyond doubt. What are contested are the social and ethical implications of these changes. The source of these contestations is the multiple ways in which one can conceptualize and interpret the information technology/society interrelationship. Each of these ways of conceptualization and interpretation enables one to see the information technology/society relationship differently and therefore construe its social and ethical implications in a different manner. This entry is concerned with the phenomenological approach to interpreting information technology and its social and ethical implications. However, in order to understand the distinctiveness of the phenomenological approach some other possible ways of interpreting this relationship will also be outlined briefly.

Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology1 is a peer-reviewed and policy-focused journal that examines the ethical and legal issues that arise from emerging technologies. While much attention has gone to specific fields such as bioethics, this is the first journal to address the broad scope of all technologies and their impact on the environment, society, and humanity. Topics include biotech, nanotech, neurotech, IT, weapons, energy and fuel, space-based technology, and new media and communications. Articles explore the synergy between law and ethics, and provide a robust policy response to technology's opportunities and challenges.

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics offers the following resources on current ethical issues in technology:

"In an age when information flows like a million Mississippis, we need to have an ethics about information."

In this conversation we discuss Vic's experience of online communication and his recent use of Facebook in particular. We discuss ethical issues such as how such applications blur the lines between private, public and professional lives.

The following links have been furnished as a starting point to help members of the CSM community learn more about CSM policies and the ethical issues associated with the use of information technologies in our society.

»To provide information on Information Systems Ethics (Cyberethics) including content, delivery,and pedagogy. »To provide links to on-line information resources and courses that may be of interest to academics, practitioners, and the general public. »To provide a forum for discussion and assistance on issues and topics of interest relative to computer or information ethics.

This section contains links to a variety of scenarios of ethical and unethical technology use by students. The scenarios will include discussion questions and brief commentary.

The purpose of this page is to provide resources for the various instructional units/cases presented in Information Technology Ethics. Because of the extensive references, these references will be segmented into indidivual pages.

"This is an academic website on information ethics. It is a platform for exchanging information about worldwide teaching and research in our field. It gives the opportunity to meet each other. It provides news on ongoing activities by different kinds of organizations. And it is free. The success of this website depends on the will of the people interested in this subject to share their knowledge with others."

Index by Professional Category "Following are the codes of ethics, organized by professional category."

"Abdul-Rahman Mahaini says he hacks into programs because U.S. sanctions block their sale in his country. But he is not above helping Western clients." - Los Angeles Times

"In this paper I intend to discuss social decision-making involving extreme risks. By an extreme risk, I mean a potential outcome of an act for which the probability is low, but whose negative value is high. Extreme risks are often discussed when new technologies are introduced into society. Nuclear power and genetic engineering are two well-known examples." (Martin Peterson)