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Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Joseph Migga Kizza

    1. Department of Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA

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Part of the book series: Texts in Computer Science (TCS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIII
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  2. Introduction to Social and Ethical Computing

    Pages 1-18

  3. Morality and The Law

    Pages 19-36

  4. Ethics, Technology, And Value

    Pages 37-63

  5. Ethics And The Professions

    Pages 65-96

  6. Anonymity, Security, Privacy, and Civil Liberties

    Pages 97-123

  7. Intellectual Property Rights and Computer Technology

    Pages 125-155

  8. Social Context of Computing

    Pages 157-199

  9. Software Issues: Risks and Liabilities

    Pages 201-238

  10. Computer Crimes

    Pages 239-262

  11. New Frontiers For Computer Ethics

    Pages 263-281

  12. Cyberspace and Cyberethics

    Pages 283-321

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 323-374
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About this book

Since the publication of the ?rst edition in 1997, there have been tremendous changes in the ?elds of computer science and information sciences. During this period, we have become more dependent than ever before on computer and telecommunication technology. As we, both individually and as nations, become more dependent on cyberspace technology, it has itself become a cr- ical component of individual nation’s security infrastructures that control power grids, gas and oil storage facilities, transportation, and all forms of - tional communication, including emergency services. The recent rise in cyber attacks—many of them with lightning speed, - fecting millions of computers worldwide, and causing billions of dollars in losses both to individuals and businesses—is an indication of how unprepared we are to handle such attacks not only today but also in the future. Such - tacks are a mark of the poor state of our cyberspace security policies. The facts that there are no signs to indicate there is going to be a slowdown in such - tacks, and that nations are not doing anything worth calling preventive, has heightened the need for an effective strategy to produce responsible prof- sionals who can play an active role in the ?ght against computer and cyber - tacks and vandalism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, USA

    Joseph Migga Kizza

About the editor

Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza is Professor and Director of the Center for Information Security and Assurance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA.  He is also the author of the successful Springer title Guide to Computer Network Security.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

  • Editors: Joseph Migga Kizza

  • Series Title: Texts in Computer Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b98842

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-22466-4Published: 02 June 2007

  • Series ISSN: 1868-0941

  • Series E-ISSN: 1868-095X

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 375

  • Additional Information: Originally published in the series: Undergraduate Texts in Computer Science

  • Topics: Computers and Society, Ethics, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

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