Ethical and social issues in the information age
In its revised fifth edition, this book covers ethical, social and policy challenges arising from the convergence of computing and telecommunication and the spread of mobile information devices. Asks important questions about the impact of new technologies
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer ,
c2013
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| Edition: | 5th ed |
| Series: | Texts in computer science
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| Online Access: | Connect to resource Connect to resource Connect to resource (off-campus access) |
Table of Contents:
- 1. History of computing
- 2. Morality and the law
- 3. Ethics and ethical analysis
- 4. Ethics and the professions
- 5. Anonymity, security, privacy, and civil liberties
- 6. Intellectual property rights and computer technology
- 7. Social context of computing
- 8. Software issues: risks and liabilities
- 9. Computer crimes
- 10. New frontiers for computer ethics: artificial intelligence
- 11. New frontiers for computer ethics: virtualization and virtual reality
- 12. New frontiers for computer ethics: cyberspace
- 13. Ethical, privacy and security issues in the online social network ecosystems
- 14. Mobile systems and their intractable social, ethical and security issues
- 15. Computer crime investigations and ethics
- 16. Biometric technologies and ethics