Gift of Fire Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computers and the Internet

Name: Gift of Fire Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computers and the Internet
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ISBN: 9780130082152

ISBN-10: 0130082155

ISBN-13: 9780130082152

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Sara Baase

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For courses in Computer Ethics and Computers & Society. This text explores social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a computer scientist's point of view. It covers the issues students will face both as members of a technological society and as professionals in computer-related fields. One of its goals is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at largeanother is to help students outside of computer science understand the issues and controversies generated by computers and the Internet.

Book details

List price: $70.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/5/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

"Sara Baase" is Professor Emeritus with the Department of Computer Science, San Diego State University, where she won awards for outstanding teaching. Her textbooks in computer science have been translated into several languages. Dr. Baase received her doctoral degree from the University of California, Berkeley.




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


Epilogue



The Software Engineering Code and the ACM Code