Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 17 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Marty J. Wolf, Alexis M. Elder, Gosia Plotka

‘Technologies of the self and other’: how self-tracking technologies also shape the other

Katleen Gabriels, Mark Coeckelbergh

This paper aims to fill this gap (infra, originality) by providing a conceptual framework for discussing “technologies of the self and other,” by showing that, in most cases…

Intersectional observations of the Human Brain Project’s approach to sex and gender

B. Tyr Fothergill, William Knight, Bernd Carsten Stahl, Inga Ulnicane

This paper aims to critically assess approaches to sex and gender in the Human Brain Project (HBP) as a large information and communication technology (ICT) project case study…

The state of the responsible research and innovation programme: A case for its application in additive manufacturing

George Inyila Ogoh, N. Ben Fairweather

Many of the ethical issues of additive manufacturing (AM) are not well known or understood, and there remains a policy vacuum that needs to be addressed. This paper aims to…

“… They don’t really listen to people”: Young people’s concerns and recommendations for improving online experiences

Helen Creswick, Liz Dowthwaite, Ansgar Koene, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Virginia Portillo, Monica Cano, Christopher Woodard

The voices of children and young people have been largely neglected in discussions of the extent to which the internet takes into account their needs and concerns. This paper aims…

Exceptionalisms in the ethics of humans, animals and machines

Wilhelm E.J. Klein

This paper aims to examine exceptionalisms in ethics in general and in the fields of animal and technology ethics in particular.

Moving from value sensitive design to virtuous practice design

Wessel Reijers, Bert Gordijn

The purpose of this paper is to develop a critique of value sensitive design (VSD) and to propose an alternative approach that does not depart from a heuristic of value(s), but…

“It would be pretty immoral to choose a random algorithm”: Opening up algorithmic interpretability and transparency

Helena Webb, Menisha Patel, Michael Rovatsos, Alan Davoust, Sofia Ceppi, Ansgar Koene, Liz Dowthwaite, Virginia Portillo, Marina Jirotka, Monica Cano

The purpose of this paper is to report on empirical work conducted to open up algorithmic interpretability and transparency. In recent years, significant concerns have arisen…

Cybersecurity in health – disentangling value tensions

Michele Loi, Markus Christen, Nadine Kleine, Karsten Weber

Cybersecurity in healthcare has become an urgent matter in recent years due to various malicious attacks on hospitals and other parts of the healthcare infrastructure. The purpose…

Responsible domestic robotics: exploring ethical implications of robots in the home

Lachlan Urquhart, Dominic Reedman-Flint, Natalie Leesakul

The vision of robotics in the home promises increased convenience, comfort, companionship and greater security for users. The robot industry risks causing harm to users, being…