Baase, Sara,

A gift of fire : social, legal, and ethical issues for computers and the Internet / Sara Baase. - Second edition. - xv, 464 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"An Alan R. Apt book.".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unwrapping the gift -- Privacy and personal information -- Encryption and interception of communications -- Can we trust the computer? -- Freedom of speech in cyberspace -- Intellectual property -- Computer crime -- Computers and work -- Broader issues on the impact and control of computers -- Professional ethics and responsibilities -- The Software Engineering code and the ACM code.

0130082155 9780130082152


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

QA76.9.C66 / B3 2003

303.4834