Soft ethics, the governance of the digital and the General Data Protection Regulation

Floridi, Luciano

Resumen:

The article discusses the governance of the digital as the new challenge posed by technological innovation. It then introduces a new distinction between soft ethics, which applies after legal compliance with legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union, and hard ethics, which precedes and contributes to shape legislation. It concludes by developing an analysis of the role of digital ethics with respect to digital regulation and digital governance. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Governing artificial intelligence: ethical, legal, and technical opportunities and challenges’.


Detalles Bibliográficos
2018
Data governance
Digital ethics
General Data
Ciencias Sociales
Ciencias de la Educación
Datos
Privacidad
Ética
Tecnología
Inglés
Fundación Ceibal
Ceibal en REDI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/446
Acceso abierto
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Resumen:
Sumario:The article discusses the governance of the digital as the new challenge posed by technological innovation. It then introduces a new distinction between soft ethics, which applies after legal compliance with legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union, and hard ethics, which precedes and contributes to shape legislation. It concludes by developing an analysis of the role of digital ethics with respect to digital regulation and digital governance. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Governing artificial intelligence: ethical, legal, and technical opportunities and challenges’.