Editing Computer ethics (section)

== Concerns ==
[[Cybercrime|Computer crime]], [[privacy]], [[anonymity]], [[freedom]], and [[intellectual property]] fall under topics that will be present in the future of computer ethics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Vacura|first=Miroslav|title=The History of Computer Ethics and its Future Challenges|url=https://www.academia.edu/40054133|journal=Information Technology and Society Interaction and Interdependence. Proceedings of 23rd Interdisciplinary Information Management Talks (IDIMT 2015)|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14|archive-date=2023-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409161222/https://www.academia.edu/40054133|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ethical considerations have been linked to the [[Internet of things|Internet of Things (IoT)]] with many physical devices being connected to the internet.<ref name=":0" />

[[Cryptocurrency|Virtual Crypto-currencies]] in regards to the balance of the current purchasing relationship between the buyer and seller.<ref name=":0" />

Autonomous technology such as self-driving cars forced to make human decisions. There is also concern over how autonomous vehicles would behave in different countries with different culture values.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Maxmen|first=Amy|date=2018-10-24|title=Self-driving car dilemmas reveal that moral choices are not universal|journal=Nature|language=en|volume=562|issue=7728|pages=469–470|doi=10.1038/d41586-018-07135-0|pmid=30356197|bibcode=2018Natur.562..469M|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Security risks have been identified with [[Cloud computing|cloud-based technology]] with every user interaction being sent and analyzed to central computing hubs.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hashizume|first1=Keiko|last2=Rosado|first2=David G.|last3=Fernández-Medina|first3=Eduardo|last4=Fernandez|first4=Eduardo B.|date=2013-02-27|title=An analysis of security issues for cloud computing|journal=Journal of Internet Services and Applications|volume=4|issue=1|pages=5|doi=10.1186/1869-0238-4-5|issn=1869-0238|doi-access=free}}</ref> Artificial intelligence devices like the [[Amazon Alexa]] and [[Google Home]] are collecting personal data from users while at home and uploading it to the cloud. Apple's [[Siri]] and Microsoft's [[Cortana (virtual assistant)|Cortana]] smartphone assistants are collecting user information, analyzing the information, and then sending the information back to the user.

=== Internet privacy ===
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Computers and information technology have caused privacy concerns surrounding collection and use of personal data.<ref>{{Citation|last1=van den Hoven|first1=Jeroen|title=Privacy and Information Technology|date=2020|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2020/entries/it-privacy/|encyclopedia=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|editor-last=Zalta|editor-first=Edward N.|edition=Summer 2020|publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University|access-date=2020-10-31|last2=Blaauw|first2=Martijn|last3=Pieters|first3=Wolter|last4=Warnier|first4=Martijn}}</ref> For example, Google was sued in 2018 for tracking user location without permission.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-sued-over-keeping-location-data-amid-privacy-concerns/ |title=Google sued over tracking user location amid privacy concerns |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-date=2019-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210071243/https://www.cnet.com/news/google-sued-over-keeping-location-data-amid-privacy-concerns/ |url-status=live }}</ref> also In July 2019, Facebook reached a $5 billion settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for violating an agreement with the agency to protect user privacy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emma |first=Bowman |date=9 April 2021 |title=Facebook reached a $5 billion settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/09/986005820/after-data-breach-exposes-530-million-facebook-says-it-will-not-notify-users |access-date=19 December 2023 |website=npr.org |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215232546/https://www.npr.org/2021/04/09/986005820/after-data-breach-exposes-530-million-facebook-says-it-will-not-notify-users |url-status=live }}</ref>

A whole industry of privacy and ethical tools has grown over time, giving people the choice to not share their data online. These are often open source software, which allows the users to ensure that their data is not saved to be used without their consent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ethical.net/resources/ |title=Ethical Alternatives and Resources |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-date=2019-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324175357/https://ethical.net/resources/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Artificial intelligence ===
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