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Discussion questions for Johnson, Ch1
Give a quick answer to each of the above questions. > What are examples of technology that have been rejected on ethical grounds? > > What are some other concrete examples of technology instrumenting human action?
 * Johnson poses the questions:
 * 1) Is personal privacy being eroded due to technology?
 * 2) Should computers be used to do anything they can?
 * 3) What aspects of information technology should be owned?
 * 4) Who is morally responsible for errors in software, especially for those that have a catastrophic effect?
 * 5) Will encryption make it impossible to detect criminal behavior?
 * 6) Will virtual reality lead to a populace addicted to fantasy worlds?
 * Johnson discusses technology leading to new possibilities, which in turn lead to policy vacuums.
 * Johnson describes how computer technology //instruments// human action. As examples she describes an individual unleashing a computer virus, technology recording our actions, and the potential for intrusion upon privacy.