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and cloud computing literature might explore further possibilities for
writing and implementing codes of ethics, and may seek to examine the
experiences (and failures) of other sectors in this regard.
As regards ethical issues pertaining to cloud users, the perspectives of
individual empowerment and epistemic virtues were explored. Very few
authors have dedicated attention to these important areas. A possible
pathway for future research may be an application of ancient Aristotelian
ethics to the new technological environment: while the context may have
profoundly changed, the fundamental attitudes and questions of human
beings still remain and the ethics and cloud computing literature could
benefit from the wisdom of one of the first ethical theories formulated.
It may be argued that the pace of academic publications, while slower
than cloud computing innovation, is still relatively rapid. It must be
acknowledged that the majority of contributions examined in this chapter
report specific perspectives on focussed topics in the cloud computing
domain, without delving further into the theoretical foundations of their
ethical analysis. It is anticipated that the structure and articulation of this
chapter will aid the reader to understand how a multi-stakeholder ethical
analysis is needed in order to appropriately examine the multi-stakeholder
context within the cloud computing domain. The aforementioned categories selected for this review are interrelated and overlapping, and highlight
factual complexities. The cloud providers and users must be mindful that
they shape the morality of the cloud computing context through their
interactions with the other stakeholders and with the platform itself, and
they must not abdicate their responsibilities to the possibilities offered by
the technology. Providers must be accountable, not only to the final users
of their platforms, but also to the environment, and to the cultural context
within which the platforms operate. It must also be remembered that regulation, although continuously evolving, is unlikely to advance at the pace
of cloud computing innovation and this review clearly illustrates that ethics is an integral component to orient cloud computing towards the good
of society into the future.
references
Ali, M., Khan, S. U., & Vasilakos, A. V. (2015). Security in Cloud Computing:
Opportunities and Challenges. Information Sciences, 305, 357–383. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2015.01.025.
Al-Khouri, A. M. (2012). Data Ownership: Who Owns “My Data”? International
Journal of Management Information Technology, 2(1), 1–8. https://doi.
org/10.24297/ijmit.v2i1.1406.
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and cloud computing literature might explore further possibilities for
writing and implementing codes of ethics, and may seek to examine the
experiences (and failures) of other sectors in this regard.
As regards ethical issues pertaining to cloud users, the perspectives of
individual empowerment and epistemic virtues were explored. Very few
authors have dedicated attention to these important areas. A possible
pathway for future research may be an application of ancient Aristotelian
ethics to the new technological environment: while the context may have
profoundly changed, the fundamental attitudes and questions of human
beings still remain and the ethics and cloud computing literature could
benefit from the wisdom of one of the first ethical theories formulated.
It may be argued that the pace of academic publications, while slower
than cloud computing innovation, is still relatively rapid. It must be
acknowledged that the majority of contributions examined in this chapter
report specific perspectives on focussed topics in the cloud computing
domain, without delving further into the theoretical foundations of their
ethical analysis. It is anticipated that the structure and articulation of this
chapter will aid the reader to understand how a multi-stakeholder ethical
analysis is needed in order to appropriately examine the multi-stakeholder
context within the cloud computing domain. The aforementioned categories selected for this review are interrelated and overlapping, and highlight
factual complexities. The cloud providers and users must be mindful that
they shape the morality of the cloud computing context through their
interactions with the other stakeholders and with the platform itself, and
they must not abdicate their responsibilities to the possibilities offered by
the technology. Providers must be accountable, not only to the final users
of their platforms, but also to the environment, and to the cultural context
within which the platforms operate. It must also be remembered that regulation, although continuously evolving, is unlikely to advance at the pace
of cloud computing innovation and this review clearly illustrates that ethics is an integral component to orient cloud computing towards the good
of society into the future.
references
Ali, M., Khan, S. U., & Vasilakos, A. V. (2015). Security in Cloud Computing:
Opportunities and Challenges. Information Sciences, 305, 357–383. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2015.01.025.
Al-Khouri, A. M. (2012). Data Ownership: Who Owns “My Data”? International
Journal of Management Information Technology, 2(1), 1–8. https://doi.
org/10.24297/ijmit.v2i1.1406.
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