Gift of Fire, A: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing
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ISBN: 0134587790 / Publisher: Prentice Hall, December 1996
A textbook for a university course for students of either computer science or the humanities and soc...
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A textbook for a university course for students of either computer science or the humanities and social sciences. Assumes no technical background. Discusses such issues as the impact of computers on privacy, censorship of the Internet, government policy on encryption, the protection of intellectual property in cyberspace, hacking and computer crime, risks from computer failure, and ethical dilemmas faced by computer professionals and users. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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