The ontological interpretation of informational privacy

被引：97

作者：

Floridi L. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Dipartimento di Scienze Filosofiche, Università degli Studi di Bari, Bari

[2] Faculty of Philosophy and Information Ethics Group, OUCL, Oxford University, Oxford

[3] Wolfson College

来源：

Ethics and Information Technology | 2005年 / 7卷 / 4期

关键词：

Information ethics; Informational privacy; Infosphere; Ontological friction; Personal identity;

D O I：

10.1007/s10676-006-0001-7

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摘要：

The paper outlines a new interpretation of informational privacy and of its moral value. The main theses defended are: (a) informational privacy is a function of the ontological friction in the infosphere, that is, of the forces that oppose the information flow within the space of information; (b) digital ICTs (information and communication technologies) affect the ontological friction by changing the nature of the infosphere (re-ontologization); (c) digital ICTs can therefore both decrease and protect informational privacy but, most importantly, they can also alter its nature and hence our understanding and appreciation of it; (d) a change in our ontological perspective, brought about by digital ICTs, suggests considering each person as being constituted by his or her information and hence regarding a breach of one's informational privacy as a form of aggression towards one's personal identity. © Springer 2006.

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页码：185 / 200

页数：15

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