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

Towards morally defensible e‐government interactions with citizens

N Ben Fairweather, S Rogerson

This paper looks at citizen‐facing e‐government. It considers how the non‐discretionary nature of the citizen’s relationshipwith government makes citizen‐facing e‐government…

Developing ethical awareness in information systems practice: A Foucaultavian view

José‐Rodrigo Córdoba

The aim of this paper is to provide insights into how information (IS) practitioners can develop further their awareness on ethical issues. In the context of the paper, awareness…

Information sharing for social inclusion in England: A review of activities, barriers and future directions

Paul Foley, Ximena Alfonso, Mohammed Al Sakka

A number of central government policy initiatives in the UK are encouraging the sharing of information between government and other partners. A relatively large amount of…

Child pornography and deception on the internet: some ethical considerations

John Weckert, Barney Dalgarno

Technology facilitates certain behaviours. This underlies the argument that the Internet may not be as benign as we might like to think. It is argued in this paper, through…

Let’s agree to differ: varying interpretations of online privacy policies

Steve McRobb

During the period of growth of e‐commerce, e‐business and online life in general, trust has been identified by a number of authors as a key factor, the absence of which can act as…