How computer systems embody values

The story of how information technology has radically altered our lives and even ourselves has been told many times, in many versions. The radical effects of the process have extended to institutions, social processes, relationships, power structures, work, play, education, and beyond. Although the...

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Published inComputer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 120 - 119
Main Author Nissenbaum, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.03.2001
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
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Computer science
Data mining
Design engineering
Economics
Education
Engineering
Engineering management
Ethics
Hardware
Hazards
Information systems
Information technology
Marketing management
Organizations
Privacy
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Summary:The story of how information technology has radically altered our lives and even ourselves has been told many times, in many versions. The radical effects of the process have extended to institutions, social processes, relationships, power structures, work, play, education, and beyond. Although the changes have been varied, affecting the economy, the shape and functioning of organizations, artistic expression, and even conceptions of identity, some of us have focused on changes with an ethical dimension. I've found it useful to organize this work into two categories according to the distinct ways values factor into it. In one category I place work in which values themselves are not the controversy's central subject. In the other, however, technology's values form part of the controversy.
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ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/2.910905