A gift of fire social, legal, and ethical issues in computing and internet

• Main Author: Baase, Sara (Author)
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Pearson Education 2003
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Subjects: Computers > Social aspects; Computers > Moral and ethical aspects; Internet > Social aspects; Internet > Moral and ethical aspects
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• Item Description: "An Alan R. Apt book
• Physical Description: xv, 464 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0130082155

This text explores social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a computer scientist's point of view. It covers the issues students will face both as members of a technological society and as professionals in computer-related fields. One of its goals is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large-another is to help students outside of computer science understand the issues and controversies generated by computers and the Internet.