A gift of fire : social, legal, and ethical issues for computers and the internet / Sara Baase

By: Baase, Sara [author]
Language: English Publisher: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson Education, Inc., 2004Edition: Second editionDescription: xv, 464 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 981-247-154-5Subject(s): Computers -- Social aspects. | Computer -- Moral and ethical aspects. | Internet -- Social aspects. | Internet -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 303.48
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 -- The Software Engineering code and the ACM code.
Summary: This book is intended for two audiences: students preparing for careers in computer science and students in other fields who are interested in issues that arise from computer technology. The book has no technical prerequisites. It can be used at various levels, in both introductory and advanced courses about computing and technology.-Pref. [This book] covers the challenges and implications of computer technology - and the responsibilities of professionals who design and use computer systems. Topics include privacy (data-collection and surveillance technologies and issues), freedom of speech, computer failures, intellectual property, hacking, critics of technology, and more
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Includes index

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 --
The Software Engineering code and the ACM code.

This book is intended for two audiences: students preparing for careers in computer science and students in other fields who are interested in issues that arise from computer technology. The book has no technical prerequisites. It can be used at various levels, in both introductory and advanced courses about computing and technology.-Pref. [This book] covers the challenges and implications of computer technology - and the responsibilities of professionals who design and use computer systems. Topics include privacy (data-collection and surveillance technologies and issues), freedom of speech, computer failures, intellectual property, hacking, critics of technology, and more

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