University of Twente Student Theses
Navigating the Ethical Minefield of the Metaverse: Exploring the Privacy, Safety and Security of the Virtual World
Durkstra, S. (2023) Navigating the Ethical Minefield of the Metaverse: Exploring the Privacy, Safety and Security of the Virtual World.
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| Abstract: | The Metaverse is a young concept in development which must still receive vast amounts of attention and research for its final realisation, but it is expected that the Metaverse will grow massively in the near future. The ethical implications of its development are of vital importance, as to create such an interactive, immersive virtual world, there must be a solid ethical foundation on which its users can feel safe. The purpose of this thesis, is first to provide policymakers of the Metaverse with possible policies and regulations to help them develop a safe and secure environment. The most important ethical implications of the Metaverse related to privacy, security and safety are the main subject of the research. This thesis contains two main research sections: A literature review and an empirical research section. First, an introduction is provided for the reader to become more familiar with the concept of the Metaverse and its ethics, and the design of the chosen research is laid out. After the research sections, the findings and recommendations are explained, and conclusions are drawn to answer the research questions. The literature review has found that current policies and regulations are unfit or lack necessary nuance to cover the ethical challenges of the Metaverse’s development. The empirical research has shown that these issues can be overcome with improvements or changes in three categories: user education, effective monitoring and moderation of malicious activity, and user control over profiling. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 70 social sciences in general |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95589 |
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