This document discusses the history and development of computer ethics as a field. It describes how computer ethics first emerged during WWII with Norbert Wiener's work on cybernetics, but was largely ignored until the 1960s when the social and ethical implications of computers started to become apparent. The document then outlines several important milestones and definitions in the field, such as James Moor coining the term "computer ethics" in 1983 and Deborah Johnson identifying privacy as a key issue. The rest of the document analyzes various ethical issues raised by computers like privacy, risk, social justice, speech, commerce, and intellectual property. It concludes by arguing that computer ethics will evolve into a new global ethics given the central role of technology in

1. Ethics and Computing : A NEW PARADIGM David Ramirez CINS 5013-001 Information Resources Management Dr. Yi Lu Prairie View A&M University April, 2008

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