Computer Ethics Article- A clean impactby Anna Elizabeth Kuruvilla
Computer ethics is the analysis of the nature and
the social impact of computer technology and the corresponding formulation
and justification of policies for the ethical use of technology.
Ethics cover both social as well as personal policies for the ethical
use of technology.
The policy vacuum is a commonly faced problem while
dealing with computer ethics. Another difficulty in the path is
the conceptual vacuum. This enhances the registration of an analysis,
which facilitates a coherent conceptual framework within which one
has to formulate a policy for action. This will aid the determination
of programs and instances of the same program. But in the barrier
of coherent conceptual framework too, policy formulation through
computer technology will be tough. The distinction and identification
of what has to be done, and understanding about the situation are
not to be linked with computer ethics.
Ethics is a dynamic and complex field of study,
which takes into account, the relationships between facts, conceptualization,
policies and values with regard to the ever changing computer technology.
It is neither a fixed set of rules nor the application of ethical
principles to a value-free technology.
Ethics about the usage of computers is a discipline,
which depends on science and ethics, a field in between them, which
facilitates both conceptualizations for understanding and policies
for the effectual use of computer technology
Computer Revolution
The Computer Revolution can be broadly classified
into two stages namely the introduction stage and the premeation
stage.
The introduction stage occurred during last 40
years during which electronic computers were created and refined.
The permeation stage, in which computer technology
will become an integral part of institutions throughout our society.
This stage and associated futuristic changes will raise new questions
on Computer Ethics, which will require the implementation of more
flexible and specific policies. The very core of Computer Revolution
is logical malleability. They can be shaped and moulded to do any
activity that can be featured in terms of inputs, outputs and connecting
logical operations. The logic of a computer is the raw resource
of the Computer Revolution. It is the universal tool, which takes
the user to a boundless world of creativity. So logical malleability
is an important characteristic to be considered, which sets up policies.
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