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A gift of fire : social, legal, and ethical issues in computing / Sara Baase.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1997Description: xvii, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0134587790
  • 9780134587790
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.4834
LOC classification:
  • QA76.9.C66 B3 1997
Contents:
Unwrapping the gift -- Appreciating the benefits of computers -- Privacy and information -- Government files -- Credit bureaus -- Medical files -- Wiretapping and encryption -- Can we trust the computer? -- What can go wrong? -- Protecting software and other intellectual property -- Copyright law -- Constitutional (and related) issues -- Offensive speech in cyberspace -- Computer crime -- Computers and work -- Employee monitoring -- Health issues -- Broader issues on the impact and control of computers -- Issues of professional ethics and responsibilities.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 303.4834 BAA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A189464B

"An Alan R. Apt book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unwrapping the gift -- Appreciating the benefits of computers -- Privacy and information -- Government files -- Credit bureaus -- Medical files -- Wiretapping and encryption -- Can we trust the computer? -- What can go wrong? -- Protecting software and other intellectual property -- Copyright law -- Constitutional (and related) issues -- Offensive speech in cyberspace -- Computer crime -- Computers and work -- Employee monitoring -- Health issues -- Broader issues on the impact and control of computers -- Issues of professional ethics and responsibilities.

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