Ethics in Computing
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- Synopsis
- Thistextbook raises thought-provoking questions regarding our rapidly-evolvingcomputing technologies, highlighting the need for a strong ethical framework inour computer science education. Ethicsin Computing offers a concise introduction to this topic, distilled fromthe more expansive Ethical and SocialIssues in the Information Age. Features: introduces the philosophical framework for analyzingcomputer ethics; describes the impact of computer technology on issues ofsecurity, privacy and anonymity; examinesintellectual property rights in the context of computing; discusses suchissues as the digital divide, employee monitoring in the workplace, and healthrisks; reviews the history ofcomputer crimes and the threat of cyberbullying;provides coverage of the ethics of AI, virtualization technologies, virtualreality, and the Internet; considers the social, moral and ethical challengesarising from social networks and mobile communication technologies; includesdiscussion questions and exercises.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319291062
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Date of Addition:
- 09/19/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.