Ethics

Cyber Ethics
Internet users are beginning to question what data and how much data, is being collected while online. Technological advancements have created an indispensable mean of data sharing and data streaming. As more and more data is collected, ethical and moral issues have risen. In fact, human activity and behavior online are beginning to be influenced by Big Data, including but not limited to: dating, shopping, medicine, education, voting, law enforcement, terrorism prevention, and cyber security. Recent accusations with Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have created additional ethical dilemmas.

Other ethical issues arise with the content that is posted. While most users use the internet respectfully--some users have no shame about the despicable content they post online.

Internet codes of ethics
The Internet Advisory Board has generated guidelines regarding internet codes of ethics. The proposal was issued in January of 1989. Since then, the Computer Ethics Institute has implemented the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics.