... design—supported by appropriate public policy—is essential for empowering bystanders and creating a safer and more supportive online environment. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Ethics Individual behavior Survey Guangdong...

...Georgina Guillén; Juho Hamari; Jaco Quist Purpose This study aims to increase our understanding of the value and ethical conflicts faced by sustainable consumption app (SCA) creators when applying gamification to support individual sustainability practices. The results include practical strategies...

...Pramukh Nanjundaswamy Vasist; Satish Krishnan; Indranil Bose Purpose The Metaverse’s ongoing evolution and emerging disruptions pose ethical concerns. Hence, we aim to establish a comprehensive understanding of potential ethical issues in the Metaverse. Design/methodology/approach We conducted...

...Mikko Vermanen; Minna M. Rantanen; Ville Harkke Purpose This study aims to investigate the ethical issues related to the internet of Things (IoT) deployment in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from an individual employee's perspective. To provide researchers and practitioners...

... research) comes with a range of ethical concerns, and the rapidly changing online environment poses challenges for both researchers and ethics committees. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the key ethical issues of using the internet to recruit, retain and trace participants in public health...

...Ibrahim Elbeltagi; Gomaa Agag Purpose – The theoretical understanding of online shopping behaviour has received much attention. Less focus has been given to online retailing ethics. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop and test a comprehensive model of online retailing ethics...

...Gajendra Sharma; Wang Lijuan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the various factors that influence consumer trust and privacy on e-commerce system and identify different ethical factors that affect consumer perceptions toward e-commerce adoption. Design/methodology/approach...

...David M. Berry This paper examines some of the ethical problems involved in undertaking Internet research and draws on historical accounts as well as contemporary studies to offer an analysis of the issues raised. It argues that privacy is a misleading and confusing concept to apply to the Internet...

... one who does not. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Ethics Internet Networks New technology agreements Non‐verbal communications “Netiquette” is derived by merging the words “network” and “etiquette.” By its very construction, netiquette means net‐etiquette or etiquette of the Network...

...Michael A. Covington As the set of people using computers becomes larger and less cohesive, it is becoming important to educate users about their ethical responsibilities. Design of an effective campus computer ethics policy requires awareness of numerous cultural, technical and legal issues...

... is important,but, like any kind of social science involving the study of human subjects, it raises questions of ethics and human dignity. Most major research universities have guidelines for this kind of scholarship,based on the Nuremberg Code and/or the Belmont Principles. But research in cyberspace...