Digital ethics principles are necessary to prevent erosion of public values and deal with the ethical implications of digitizing governance systems. Discuss.

Digital ethics refers to following of ethical virtues in digital life. It dictates how and what an individual should do.

eg - Hacking is against digital ethics and so is child pornography.

Digital world is threatened by erosion of public values like privacy, accountability, transparency, objectivity (eg - Pegasus incident) and also is characterized by ethical implications of digitizing governance (eg - ensuring inclusive digitalization).

In this stance, digital ethics principles are the guiding light.

→ They ensure that public values are respected and public welfare is prioritized.

→ It would also ensure no misuse of power and authority → It would ensure objectivity, honesty, integrity, openness, transparency and accountability prevails in digitalised life.

Such digital ethics principle could be found in conduct of countries like Estonia.

To develop and grow digital ethical principle, thus, what is required is greater cooperation, collaboration and trust.