- Information ethics are ethics: values that people
have. These values help to shape actions, and are used by people
to determine right and wrong.
- Information ethics are about information: stimuli
that communicate meaning. Information can be created internally,
come from external artifacts, or through interaction with the world.
- When we talk about information ethics, we are talking about
associating values with information seeking and use.
- Some fundamental concepts for information ethics:
- Information has value, it is tangible and mutable
- Information does not itself have characteristics; people
assign characteristics. For example, value might
come from scarcity, timeliness, relevance, etc.
- Information is related to communication, whether
intrapersonal, interpersonal, broadcast, etc. Communication
is how information is transmitted (and it may be changed
in the process)
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