Ethical And Social Issues In The Information Age

Description

Ethical dilemmas have risen in number and intensity with the increasing dependence of contemporary society on computers and computer networks. Despite the proliferation of expert remedies, viable solutions to computer security issues remain too elusive, and society continues to suffer at the hands of cyber criminals, vandals, and hackers.

This thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition of the successful Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age provides an up-to-date examination of the ethical, social, and policy challenges stemming from the emergence of cyberspace, the convergence of telecommunication and computing technologies, and the miniaturization of computing, telecommunication, and information-enabling devices. This accessible textbook/reference broadly surveys thought-provoking questions about the impact of these new technologies, with particular emphasis on the rapid growth of a multitude of computer networks, including the Internet. It assumes only a very modest familiarity with basic computer literacy.

CONTENTS:

History of Computing

Morality and the Law

Ethics and Ethical Analysis

Ethics and the Professions

Anonymity, Security, Privacy, and Civil Liberties

Intellectual Property Rights and Computer Technology

Social Context of Computing

Software Issues: Risks and Liabilities

Computer Crimes

New Frontiers for Computer Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Cyberspace, and Virtual Reality

Cyberspace, Cyberethics and Social Networking

Computer Networks and Online Crimes

Computer Crime Investigations - Computer Forensics

Biometrics