Internet Ethics Resources

Find information about Internet ethics, including privacy, artificial intelligence, databases and data mining, cybersecurity, virtual reality, and more.

Concise ethics case studies focus on topics including various aspects of AI, privacy, hacking, social media, virtual reality, and more.

A growing need, a growing list of issues, and a growing collection of resources from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

This compendium of materials is designed specifically for practice-oriented ethics training programs within the tech industry. Amid growing interest in ethical decision-making within technology companies, and in the ethical impact on society of what technology companies develop and produce, these materials aim to help prepare engineers and other tech industry professionals to address the multifaceted ethical issues that arise in their work.

Commentary by Internet Ethics Program Director Irina Raicu and colleagues.

An ongoing series of panel discussions and lectures focused on the ethical, social, and legal implications of information technologies. Co-sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and the High Tech Law Institute, the program looks at cutting-edge technologies and the challenges they raise.

Teaching modules are a major thrust of our efforts in technology and internet ethics, with a special focus on data ethics and cybersecurity ethics.

On November 1, 2024 the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and Next 10 cosponsored a daylong conference at Santa Clara University. The event brought together academics from a variety of disciplines, industry and government representatives, as well as students and the broader public, to explore the intersection of AI and sustainability.

Voices from Silicon Valley and beyond, including Ethics Center staff and fellows, discuss important ethical challenges in the online world.

This collection of essays by scholars and technologists, which developed as a collaboration between the Ethics Center and The Atlantic magazine, traces the impact of technology on democracy and suggests ways in which technology can strengthen democratic practices and institutions.

Focusing on ethical issues confronting professionals, the Center offers materials to help engineers identify and respond to dilemmas they face. Offering case studies, curriculum, and commentary for engineering students, educators, and practitioners.

In Technology Ethics, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics addresses issues arising from transhumanism and human enhancement ethics, catastrophic risk and ethics, religion and technology ethics, and space ethics.

A seven point code of ethics for the metaverse to help companies identify important principles that will guide decision-making, design, and maintenance of a metaverse, and guide standards and practice for the users of the metaverse.

A collaboration between the Center and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education. The Institute convenes leaders from business, civil society, academia, government, and all faith and belief traditions, to promote deeper thought on technology’s impact on humanity.