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This chapter concentrates on three important social issues in computer ethics: the question of intellectual property (IP), issues related to digital divides, and issues arising out of employment and work. It clarifies the philosophical underpinning of those social issues in computer ethics related to ownership and property in assets that have a form different from the physical entities for which the idea of property was originally developed. With regards to ethical issues raised by information and communication technology (ICT), two groups of intellectual creations currently constitute the main items of IP: software and content. The chapter addresses the ethically and philosophically interesting aspects of digital divides which develops the argument that digital divides share relevant aspects with other social issues of computer ethics. Work and employment issues are driven to a large extent by business interests, for example where ICT leads to a higher degree of employee surveillance or self-surveillance.
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