This is an important book. Ethics is not an easy topic, and arguably the ethics of IT is less so-not leastdue to its potential for developing and evolving in ways that are either unforeseen or unimaginable . . . . Use this book as a practical resource, an informative and educational source of material in developing expertise, but also as an invaluable toolkit to support practical application of ethical thinking.

-Declan Brady, President of the Irish Computer Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies

Digital technology is about people. It is about those who plan, develop and implement applications which other people use and are affected by. It is about the impact on all these people as well as on the world at large. Ethical Digital Technology in Practice takes a real-world perspective to explore these impacts over time and discover ways in which to promote ethical digital technology through good practice. It draws upon the author's published articles in trade magazines, professional journals and online blogs. These are synthesised into a blueprint which addresses, in a practical manner, the societal issues surrounding the increasing use and abuse of digital technology. It is a follow-up book to the author's book The Evolving Landscape of Ethical Digital Technology, which has a researcher's perspective.

This book is a hands-on account of the computer revolution from 1995 to the current day when the world is increasingly dependent on digital technology. It explores some of the social and ethical issues that are part of this revolution. This is not a book about deep philosophical and technical concepts. Nor does it claim to be comprehensive. It is the author's personal account of technological change and its effects on people. It is written by a boy who was smitten by computer technology at the age of 15, became a computer professional and subsequently spent many years showing young people how to develop and use digital technology in a good way. It is a book based upon the author's engagement with practitioners, academics and students during the period as well as his continued fascination with this fantastic technology. Ethical Digital Technology in Practice is a book about the real world, of what has happened and what might happen as digital technology continues to pervade.

Simon Rogerson has an industrial and academic background. He became Europe's first Professor in Computer Ethics in 1998 and in 2010 became lifetime Professor Emeritus in Computer Ethics at De Montfort University, UK. He was the founding Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR), launching it in 1995 at the first ETHICOMP conference which he conceived and co-directed until 2013. He was the founder and editor until 2021 of the Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. He sits on several international ICT-related advisory boards and has served on governing bodies in education and ICT.

Foreword

1 Setting the Scene

The beginning of my digital technology odyssey

The First ETHIcol [1995]*

Ethics Man [1999]*

Making a Difference [2009]*

ENIGMA [2012]*

Outline of the book

2 Data and Information

How to create waffle! [2000]*

Information for All [2001]*

Information Provenance [2005]*

Information Integrity in the Information Age [2011]*

Trustworthy Publishing [2017]*

The Data Shadow [2017]*

Guernica Info [2017]*

References

3 Systems and Applications

Information Superhighway [1995]*

Making BPR a Success [1996]*

People Issues [1998]*

Smart Cards [1998]*

Surveillance [1998]*

Electronic Commerce [1998]*

Identity Crisis Online [2000]*

Keeping Records Safe [2000]*

Health Warning [2001]*

Facing up to the issues [2002]*

Clear and Present Danger [2002]*

At Cross Purposes [2002]*

Matching Cases [2002]*

Going, going ... gone! [2003]*

Playing Your Cards Right [2003]*

Trusting the System [2003]*

What is wrong with mobile phones? [2003]*

Market~ing Forces [2004]*

Tag Ethics [2004]*

A Lesson from History [2006]*

Let the Games Begin [2006]*

Ethics of the Blogosphere [2006]*

Voicing Concern [2008]*

Ethics of the Street [2009]*

Ensuring Ethical Insurance [2009]*

The Social Side of Wireless [2009]*

The Way to Healthy ICT? [2010]*

Ethical Robots [2011]*

Ethics omission increases gases emission [2018]*

People are Data in the Connected World [2018]*

Hospital Safety [2021]*

References

4 Practice and Method

Training for Ethics [1996]*

Social Responsibility [1996]*

New Horizons [1996]*

Women in IT [1997]*

IS in the workplace [1998]*

Closer to Y2K [1999]*

Use and Abuse [1999]*

E-mail Etiquette [2000]*

Doing one's civic duty [2001]*

Integrity and Knowledge [2002]*

Make Your Actions Count [2004]*

Risky Business [2005]*

All-inclusive Opportunities [2005]*

Women in the IT Industry Today [2005]*

Framing up to Ethics [2006]*

The Need for Ethical Leadership [2007]*

Ethical Dilemmas [2009]*

Coding ethics into technology [2017]*

References

5 Regulation and Policy

Data Matching [1997]*

Privacy [1997]*

Corporate Issues [1998]*

Data Protection for the People [1999]*

Serving Two Masters [2001]*

New Code of Ethics [2001]*

Police Intelligence? [2004]*

Justice for All [2006]*

Waking up to a Surveillance Society [2006]*

The Ethics of e-inclusion [2007]*

Data Profiling in the European Information Society [2007]*

Ethics and ICT Governance [2008]*

The Surveillance Society [2008]*

Identity and DNA [2008]*

Responsibilities in Product Creation [2011]*

Ethics of ICT [2012]*

Ethics and the IT Profession [2017]*

References

6 Practical Considerations

Teleworking [1997]*

Alternative Views [1997]*

Understanding in the Community [1999]*

Internet ethics are not optional at business or at home [2000]*

Beware of False Gods [2000]*

A Week is a Long Time [2004]*

Student Rights [2004]*

A Global Phenomenon? [2005]*

Safety on the 'net [2007]*

Reflections from China [2007]*

Digital Slavery [2007]*

Inclusive ICT [2009]*

That was the news that was! [2009]*

Assessing All the Risks [2011]*

Academic publishing in the information age [2017]*

Digital Outcasts & COVID-19 [2020]*

Is the digital divide of the past, present or future? [2020]*

References

7 Synthesis

Computers and Human Values [1996]*

Practice and Virtual Behaviour [1997]*

IS IT Ethical? 1998 Report [1999]*

The Impact of Change [2001]*

IS IT Ethical? 2000 Report [2001]*

IS staff and privacy and data protection [2002]*

Human Rights in the Electronic Age [2003]*

IS IT Ethical? 2002 Report [2003]*

IS IT Ethical? 2004 Report [2005]*

IS IT Ethical? 2006 Report [2008]*

Beyond Technology [2008]*

Direction of Change [2010]*

IS IT Ethical? 2010 Report [2010]*

Social Impact of Social Networks [2011]*

An Ethics Progress Litmus Test [2015]*

Computing by everyone for everyone [2019]*

Digital Ethics is The Paradigm Shift [2020]*

Rebooting ethics education in the digital age [2021]*

Afterword