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This resonates with other fundamental differences between cyber and kinetic conflicts, which range from the domain in which they are waged; the nature of the involved actors and targets; and their level of violence. These differences are redefining our understanding of key concepts such as harm, violence, target, combatants, weapons, and attack, and pose serious challenges to any attempt to regulate conflicts in cyberspace (Dipert 2010; Floridi and Taddeo 2014; Taddeo 2012, 2014a, b).
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I am grateful to Professor Luciano Floridi and Professor Massimo Durante for our insightful discussions on the topic of this letter and to Dr Jennifer Doubt for her comments on an early draft.
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Taddeo, M. Cyber Conflicts and Political Power in Information Societies. Minds & Machines 27, 265–268 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-017-9436-3
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