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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Table of Contents:
- 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.