Information Technology Ethics: Three Distinct Perspectives of Applied Ethics

Information Technology Ethics
Three Distinct Perspectives of Applied Ethics

Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................. 2
Doing ethics technique analysis............................................................................................... 3
What is going on?.................................................................................................................3
What are the facts?..............................................................................................................3
What are the issues?............................................................................................................3
Who is affected?...................................................................................................................3
What are the ethical issues and implications?.....................................................................4
What can be done about it?.................................................................................................5
What options are there?......................................................................................................5
Which option is best and why?............................................................................................ 6
Conclusion................................................................................................................................ 7
References................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
Information technology ethics is referred to a branch of ethics which provides ethical
standards and moral codes regarding managing, collection and use of data (Floridi, 2013).
With the popularity of the internet and online-based services, the role and significance of
information ethics have grown. There are various incidents in which organisations face an
ethical dilemma, and they are required to implement information ethics principles to
address such situations ethically. In this report, the recent ethical dilemma faced by Uber
and its ‘driverless car technology’ will be discussed by evaluation different news articles and
relevant literature (Stewart, 2018). This report will evaluate the incident based on three
distinct perspectives of applied ethics including professional, philosophical and sociological.
Furthermore, various alternative solutions to the issue will be discussed, and the best
solution will be selected.
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