Full Description
This textbook raises thought-provoking questions regarding our rapidly-evolving computing technologies, highlighting the need for a strong ethical framework in our computer science education. Ethics in Computing offers a concise introduction to this topic, distilled from the more expansive Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age. Features: introduces the philosophical framework for analyzing computer ethics; describes the impact of computer technology on issues of security, privacy and anonymity; examines intellectual property rights in the context of computing; discusses such issues as the digital divide, employee monitoring in the workplace, and health risks; reviews the history of computer crimes and the threat of cyberbullying; provides coverage of the ethics of AI, virtualization technologies, virtual reality, and the Internet; considers the social, moral and ethical challenges arising from social networks and mobile communication technologies; includes discussion questions and exercises.
Contents
Morality and the LawEthics and Ethical AnalysisEthics and the ProfessionsAnonymity, Security, Privacy, and Civil LibertiesIntellectual Property Rights and Computer TechnologySocial Context of ComputingSoftware Issues: Risks and LiabilitiesComputer CrimesCyberbullyingNew Frontiers for Computer Ethics: Artificial IntelligenceEthical, Privacy and Security Issues in Social Network EcosystemsElastic Extension Beyond the Traditional Computer Network: Mobile Systems and Intractable Social, Ethical and Security Issues
