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"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."

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.

"Google's self imposed code of conduct is "Don't be evil." It doesn't say "don't be evil unless there's important litigation at stake." Their reputation is on the line, and how they respond will show their true character."

Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally \nwon't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative. Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed. (Newsvine)

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.

a wide variety of resources about copyright in general and its importance to higher education

"There have long been doctored photos, and the advent of digital photography and computer programs taught some hard lessons in skepticism." (chicagotribune.com)

"The Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) was established in 1998, at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, School of Information Studies (UWM-SOIS)"

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

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.