Computers, Ethics and Social Values

List of contents

1. What is Computer Ethics?

2. Crime, Abuse, and Hacker Ethics.

3. Ownership of Computer Software.

4. Privacy and Databases.

5. Computers and Risk.

6. Liability, Professional Responsibility, and Codes.

Moral Responsibility and Legal Liability.

Professional Responsibility and Codes.

7. The Networked World.

Summary

Deals with the ethical and social issues arising from the development and deployment of computers in society. This work presents a diversity of opinions and perspectives. It also offers a balance between theoretical analysis, and describes real-life cases.

Product details

• Authors: Deborah G. Johnson, Helen Nissenbaum, Helen F. Nissenbaum
• Assisted by: Deborah G. Johnson (Editor), Helen Fay Nissenbaum (Editor)
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9780131031104
• ISBN: 978-0-13-103110-4
• No. of pages: 714
• Weight: 950 g
• Series: Prentice Hall; Prentice Hall
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries