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A gift of fire :

Baase, Sara.

A gift of fire : social, legal, and ethical issues in computing and internet / Sara Baase. - 2nd ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, c2003. - xv, 464 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"An Alan R. Apt book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Unwrapping the Gift. 2. Privacy and Personal Information. 3. Encryption and Interception of Communications. 4. Can We Trust the Computer? 5. Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace. 6. Intellectual Property. 7. Computer Crime. 8. Computers and Work. 9. Broader Issues on the Impact and Control of Computers. 10. Professional Ethics and Responsibilities. Epilogue. Appendix A: The Software Engineering Code and the ACM Code. TOC

For courses in Computer, Social, and Legal Ethics. This text explores social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a computer scientists point of view.



0130082155 013121988X

12897782


Computers--Social aspects.
Computers--Moral and ethical aspects.
Internet--Social aspects.
Internet--Moral and ethical aspects.

QA76.9.C66 / B3 2003

004.3034834 / BAG 2003