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Ethics: Technology in Cyberspace

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Ethics: Technology in Cyberspace

Technological advances have been seen across field such as Information Communication

and Technology, Artificial Intelligence in relation to space technology. Digital revolution that

commenced within the last four decades is the driving force to the technological development.

The innovations revolve around data collection, processing and analysis. These data are from

numerous reams of data from the researches. Despite the positive expectations of social and

economic developments, efficiency and increased productivity, the advancements are expected to

be highly disruptive and may transform how a society operates.

The advancements are disruptive in the market and provoke the legal and regulatory

orders that are in place. The advancements are many and even beyond the control of the

government. It is also evident that the advancements can affect the values held by the society

initially. The cyberspace is governed by amalgamations by International law. Despite the

governing bodies action to regulate the use of technology on cyberspace, it still gets beyond

control.

A more proactive approach from the regulatory bodies. Exploring the structures, tools

and processes is not enough when it comes to attending to such risks and challenges. A deeper

understanding of cultures, social life, norms, regulations and humanity’s relationship to

technology is crucial in responding to the challenges. Public participation is also important in the

process. Engaging the legislators, regulators and researchers effectively helps to respond to the

challenges. The new policies and regulations developed need a high level transparency and

accountability. A high level of scrutiny should be employed to technological organizations and

companies. The organization has a role to carry out internal editing and reporting to relevant

external regulators. Scrutiny will help identify remaining gaps and involve other players in

regulation.
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References

Bellaby, R. W. (2018). Going dark: anonymising technology in cyberspace. Ethics and

Information Technology, 20(3), 189-204.