Editing Computer ethics (section)

=== Internet privacy ===
{{main|Internet privacy}}
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>