A gift of fire social, legal, and ethical issues for computers and the internet
This book explores social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a computer scientist's point of view. It covers the issues individuals face as members of a technological society and offers guidance for professionals in computer-rel...
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Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Pearson Education
2003.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A gift of fire |b social, legal, and ethical issues for computers and the internet |c Sara Baase |
| 250 | |a 2nd ed. | ||
| 260 | |a Upper Saddle River, N.J. |b Pearson Education |c 2003. | ||
| 300 | |a xv, 464 p. |b ill. |c 24 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index | ||
| 500 | |a "An Alan R. Apt book" | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Unwrapping the gift -- Privacy and personal information -- Encryption and interception of communications -- Can we trust the computer? -- Freedom of speech in cyberspace -- Intellectual property -- Computer crime -- Computers and work -- Broader issues on the impact and control of computers -- Professional ethics and responsibilities --Appendix A. The software engineering code and the ACM code. | |
| 520 | |a This book explores social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a computer scientist's point of view. It covers the issues individuals face as members of a technological society and offers guidance for professionals in computer-related fields. One of the book's goals is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large. Chapter topics cover privacy and personal information, encryption and interception of communications, freedom of speech in cyberspace, intellectual property, computer crime, computers and work, broader issues on the impact and control of computers, and professional ethics and responsibilities. For programmers and software engineers. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Internet |x Social aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Internet |x Moral and ethical aspects. | |
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