Do Ethics Matter in Persuasive Technology

Sandra Burri Gram-Hansen; Raymond Kight

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17287-9_12

Do Ethics Matter in Persuasive Technology

Department of Communication and Psychology

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Abstract

This paper aims to discuss how ethics has been addressed within the persuasive technology field and to explore whether ethics is generally applied in persuasive technology (PT) or simply recognized by academics as an important perspective. The paper is based on a literature review of the past 13 years of Persuasive Technology conference papers. The themes identified from the literature review are presented along with summaries of defining works within the field which have contributed to the discussion of ethics. This is followed by a discussion and reflection on the findings of the literature review. Finally, we conclude that ethics does matter but we argue that ethics has not been adequately addressed in the field of PT and that ethical considerations regarding the rights of the designers need to be researched.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Persuasive Technology : Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems - 14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Khin Than Win, Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, Pasi Karppinen, Evangelos Karapanos, Eleni Kyza
Number of pages	13
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	8 Apr 2019
Pages	143 - 155
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-17286-2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-17287-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17287-9_12
Publication status	Published - 8 Apr 2019
Event	Persuasive 2019: 14th International Conference on Persuasive Technologies - Limassol, Cyprus Duration: 8 Apr 2019 → 11 Apr 2019 http://Persuasive2019.org

Conference

Conference	Persuasive 2019
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Limassol
Period	08/04/2019 → 11/04/2019
Internet address	http://Persuasive2019.org

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	11433
ISSN	0302-9743

Keywords

Ethics
Freedom of speech
Persuasion
Rhetoric
Rights

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Gram-Hansen, S. B., & Kight, R. (2019). Do Ethics Matter in Persuasive Technology. In K. T. Win, H. Oinas-Kukkonen, P. Karppinen, E. Karapanos, & E. Kyza (Eds.), Persuasive Technology: Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems - 14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Proceedings (pp. 143 - 155). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17287-9_12

Gram-Hansen, Sandra Burri ; Kight, Raymond. / Do Ethics Matter in Persuasive Technology. Persuasive Technology: Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems - 14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Proceedings. editor / Khin Than Win ; Harri Oinas-Kukkonen ; Pasi Karppinen ; Evangelos Karapanos ; Eleni Kyza. Springer, 2019. pp. 143 - 155 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 11433).

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Gram-Hansen, SB & Kight, R 2019, Do Ethics Matter in Persuasive Technology. in KT Win, H Oinas-Kukkonen, P Karppinen, E Karapanos & E Kyza (eds), Persuasive Technology: Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems - 14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Proceedings. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 11433, pp. 143 - 155, Persuasive 2019, Limassol, Cyprus, 08/04/2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17287-9_12

Do Ethics Matter in Persuasive Technology. / Gram-Hansen, Sandra Burri; Kight, Raymond.
Persuasive Technology: Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems - 14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Khin Than Win; Harri Oinas-Kukkonen; Pasi Karppinen; Evangelos Karapanos; Eleni Kyza. Springer, 2019. p. 143 - 155 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 11433).

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Gram-Hansen SB, Kight R. Do Ethics Matter in Persuasive Technology. In Win KT, Oinas-Kukkonen H, Karppinen P, Karapanos E, Kyza E, editors, Persuasive Technology: Development of Persuasive and Behavior Change Support Systems - 14th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2019, Proceedings. Springer. 2019. p. 143 - 155. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 11433). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-17287-9_12

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