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Soft ethics, the governance of the digital and the General Data Protection Regulation

The article discusses the governance of the digital as the new challenge posed by technological innovation. It then introduces a new distinction between soft ethics , which applies after legal compliance with legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union, and hard ethics , which precedes and contributes to shape legislation. It concludes by developing an analysis of the role of digital ethics with respect to digital regulation and digital governance. This arti

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Published: 15 October 2018
Source: OpenAlex
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Privacy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026

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ethics.ai (15 October 2018), “Soft ethics, the governance of the digital and the General Data Protection Regulation,” evidence record 8367, https://ethics.ai/record/8367 (originally published by OpenAlex).

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