%0 Journal Article %1 Flor06-OIo %A Floridi, Luciano %D 2006 %J Ethics and Information Technology %K information_ethics informational_privacy infosphere masterarbeit ontological_friction personal_identity %P 185--200 %R 10.1007/s10676-006-0001-7 %T The Ontological Interpretation of Informational Privacy %U http://www.springerlink.com/content/u72834q5105m257n/ %X 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.

@article{Flor06-OIo, abstract = {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{\textquoteright}s informational privacy as a form of aggression towards one{\textquoteright}s personal identity.}, added-at = {2010-06-13T21:13:32.000+0200}, author = {Floridi, Luciano}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28d7b48913dabeccbaf1fc3067c8aff6a/pilpul}, description = {Masterarbeit}, doi = {10.1007/s10676-006-0001-7}, interhash = {c736c3f072dc856cbb6513db6f8ba267}, intrahash = {8d7b48913dabeccbaf1fc3067c8aff6a}, issn = {1388-1957 {(Print)} 1572-8439 {(Online)}}, journal = {Ethics and Information Technology}, keywords = {information_ethics informational_privacy infosphere masterarbeit ontological_friction personal_identity}, month = may, pages = {185--200}, timestamp = {2010-06-13T21:13:34.000+0200}, title = {{The Ontological Interpretation of Informational Privacy}}, url = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/u72834q5105m257n/}, year = 2006 }