Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 4 Issue 1

Perception and interpretation of internet information: accessibility, validity and trust

Don G Bouwhuis

The way in which humans deal with physical objects has been formed by extensive interaction and, according to the theory of embodied cognition, has led to conceptualization and…

Dynamics of the key elements of consumer trust building online

Erkki Patokorpi, Kai K Kimppa

We lead increasingly electronic lives, in which a significant part of our existence takes place online. The concepts of eGovernment, eCommerce, eHealth and eLiving are an…

An approach to facilitating communication of expert arguments through visualisation

David J LePoire

Many public issues, such as environmental actions, involve a large number of diverse stakeholders such as governments, corporations, organizations (e.g. NGOs), and concerned…

Designing trust with software agents: A case study

Stijn Bernaer, Martin Meganck, Greet Vanden Berghe, Patrick De Causmaecker

In this paper, we will address privacy and trust issues that arise in more advanced software systems. Though a lot of information is currently available in electronic form, not…

Unreliable information on the internet: a challenging dilemma for the law

Maurice Schellekens, Corien Prins

This paper examines what role the law can and should play with regard to unreliable information available on fast communication networks, such as the Internet. Users of electronic…