Ethics for the Information Age

Name: Ethics for the Information Age
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ISBN: 9780321536853

ISBN-10: 0321536851

ISBN-13: 9780321536853

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Michael J. Quinn

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KEY MESSAGE:In an era where information technology changes constantly, a thoughtful response to these rapid changes requires a basic understanding of IT history, an awareness of current issues, and a familiarity with ethics.Ethics for the Information Ageprovides an overview of ethical theories and problems encountered by computer professionals in todayrsquo;s environment. Catalysts for Change; Introduction to Ethics; Networking; Intellectual Property; Privacy; Computer and Network Security; Computer Reliability; Work and Wealth; Professional Ethics; Plagiarism. For all readers interested in computers and society or computer ethics.

Book details

List price: $93.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Addison Wesley Higher Education
Publication date: 2/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.75" wide x 0.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Michael J. Quinn is Dean of the College of Science and Engineering atSeattle University.



Preface



Catalysts for Change



Introduction



Milestones in Computing



Milestones in Networking



Milestones in Information Storage and Retrieval



Information Technology Issues



Introduction to Ethics



Introduction



Subjective Relativism



Cultural Relativism



Divine Command Theory



Kantianism



Act Utilitarianism



Rule Utilitarianism



Social Contract Theory



Comparing Workable Ethical Theories



Morality of Breaking the Law



Networking



Introduction



Email and Spam



Fighting Spam



The World Wide Web



Ethical Perspectives on Pornography



Censorship



Freedom of Expression



Children and the Web



Breaking Trust on the Internet



Internet Addiction



Intellectual Property



Introduction



Intellectual Property Rights



Protecting Intellectual Property



Fair Use



New Restrictions on Use



Peer-to-Peer Networks



Protections for Software



Open-Source Software



Legitimacy of Intellectual Property Protection for Software



Creative Commons



Privacy



Introduction



Perspectives on Privacy



Disclosing Information



Public Information



U.S. Legislation



Public Records



Covert Government Surveillance



U.S. Legislation Authorizing Wiretapping



Data Mining



Identity Theft



Encryption



Computer and Network Security



Introduction



Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses



Phreaks and Hackers



Denial-of-Service Attacks



Online Voting



Computer Reliability



Introduction



Data-Entry or Data-Retrieval Errors



Software and Billing Errors



Notable Software System Failures



Therac-25



Computer Simulations



Software Engineering



Software Warranties






Introduction



Is Software Engineering a Profession?



Software Engineering Code of Ethics



Analysis of the Code



Case Studies



Whistleblowing



Work and Wealth



Introduction



Automation and Unemployment



Workplace Changes



Globalization



The Digital Divide



The "Winner-Take-All Society"



Access to Public Colleges



Plagiarism