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JitBit SSL Check, and
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https://eur-lex.europa.eu.
Do care about digital ethics. Respect privacy and dignity. Consider the
10 Golden Rules of Digital Ethics for a flourishing life, as compiled by the Institute for Digital Ethics (IDE) of which Oliver is one of the
founders and directors.
Reading list:
Brunton, Finn & Nissenbaum, Helen: Obfuscation: A User's Guide for Privacy and Protest. Cambridge, London: MIT Press, 2015.
Grimm, Petra & Zöllner, Oliver (eds.): Schöne neue Kommunikationswelt oder Ende der Privatheit? Die Veröffentlichung des Privaten in Social Media und populären Medienformaten im Alltag junger Menschen (= Medienethik, Band 11). Stuttgart: Steiner, 2012.
Grimm, Petra; Keber, Tobias O. & Zöllner, Oliver (eds.): Digitale Ethik: Leben in vernetzten Welten. 3rd ed. Ditzingen: Reclam, 2020.
Nissenbaum, Helen: Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life. Stanford: Stanford Law Books, 2010.
Rössler, Beate: The Value of Privacy. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005.
Rotenberg, Marc; Horwitz, Julia & Scott, Jeramie (eds.): Privacy in the Modern Age: The Search for Solutions. New York, London: New Press, 2015.
Schwartmann, Rolf; Keber, Tobias O. & Mühlenbeck, Robin: Social Media. Soziale Netzwerke und Homepages sicher gestalten und nutzen. 2. Auflage, München: C.H.Beck, 2018.
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