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Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

Kizza, Joseph Migga. (Author). SpringerLink (Online service) (Added Author).

Summary: 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 comprehensive third edition of the successful Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age takes off where the second ended to examine ethical, social, and policy challenges stemming from the emergence of cyberspace, the convergence of telecommunication and computing technologies, and the miniaturalization of computing, telecommunication, and information-enabling devices. This accessible volume 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 the basic computer literacy. Contains chapter-ending exercises, and the author provides instructor classroom support materials and teaching guides at his website. This newly revised text/reference provides an updated discussion of the ethical and social issues that continue to evolve as computing and information technologies proliferate. Students at all levels who need to learn about computer ethics, the legal aspects of computing, network security, computer crime investigation, and biometrics will find this well documented work an invaluable resource. The book is also highly useful for practitioners needing such insights for their work.

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ISBN: 9781849960380
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
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1 electronic text (335 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: London : Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2010.

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Formatted Contents Note:

History of Computing -- The development of the microprocessor -- Historical development of computer software and the personal computer (PC) -- Development of the Internet -- Development of the World Wide Web -- The emergence of social and ethical problems in computing -- The emergence of computer crimes -- The case for computer ethics education -- Morality and the Law -- Moral theories -- Moral decision making -- Moral codes -- Moral standards -- Guilt and conscience -- Morality and religion -- The natural law -- Conventional law -- The purpose of law -- The purpose of law -- The penal code -- Morality, etiquettes and manners -- Ethics and Ethical Analysis -- Ethical theories -- Consequentialism -- Deontology -- Human nature -- Relativism -- Hedonism -- Emotivism -- Functional definition of ethics -- Ethical reasoning and decision making -- Codes of ethics -- Reflections on computer ethics -- Ethics and the Professions -- Evolution of professions -- The making of an ethical professional: education and licensing -- Professional decision making and ethics -- Professionalism and ethical responsibilities -- Whistle-blowing -- Harassment and discrimination -- Ethical and moral implications -- Anonymity, Security, Privacy, and Civil Liberties -- Intellectual Property Rights and Computer Technology -- Foundations of intellectual property -- Copyrights -- Patents -- Trade secrets -- Trademarks -- Personal identity -- Ownership -- Intellectual property crimes -- Protection of ownership rights -- Protecting computer software under the IP -- Transnational issues and intelluctual property -- Social Context of Computing -- The digital divide -- ICT in the workplace -- The electronic office -- Office on wheels and wings -- The virtual workplace -- The home worker: a growing concept of telecommuters -- Employee social and ethical issues -- Employee monitoring -- Workplace employee health and productivity -- Software Issues: Risks and Liabilities -- Causes of software failures -- Risk -- Consumer protection -- Improving software quality -- Computer Crimes -- History of computer crimes -- Computer systems: types of attacks -- Costs and social consequences -- Computer crime prevention strategies -- New Frontiers for Computer Ethics -- Artificial intelligence -- Cyberspace -- Virtual reality -- Cyberspace, Cyberethics, and Social Networking -- Cyberspace safeguards -- Intellectual property rights in cyberspace -- Regulating and censoring cyberspace -- The social value of cyberspace -- Privacy in cyberspace -- Online social networks -- Global cyberethics -- Cyberspace lingua franca -- Global cyber culture -- Computer Networks and Online Crimes -- -- Defense against online crimes -- Proven security protocols and best practices -- Computer Crime Investigations--Computer forensics -- Digital evidence -- Preserving evidence -- Analysis of digital evidence -- Relevance and validity of digital evidence -- Writing investigative reports -- Biometrics -- The biometrics authentication process -- Biometric system components -- Types of biometric technologies -- The future of biometrics -- Appendix 1: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- Appendix 2: The Federal False Claims Act -- Index.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web (or Internet).