Computer Ethics

by Forester, Tom; Morrison, Perry

• ISBN13: 9780262560733
• ISBN10: 0262560739
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-12-16
• Publisher: Mit Pr

Summary

For anyone interested in the issues arising from computer malfunctions and, more perniciously, from misuse, this new edition of Computer Ethicsis right on the mark. Widely acclaimed for its readability and its balanced and authoritative coverage, Computer Ethics has been thoroughly revised and updated with new anecdotes, new revelations, and lively discussion of the ethical, social, and professional issues arising from the computer revolution, such as computer crime, software theft, hacking, viruses, and the invasion of privacy. An entirely rewritten first chapter is followed by expanded chapters that contain compelling new case studies and analyses. A new final section contains 10 hypothetical scenarios for group discussion. Copies of the ACM Code of Ethics and the ACM-IEEE Computing Curricula are included in the appendixes. Tom Forester is Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Technology at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, and is editor or author of seven books on the social aspects of computers. Perry Morrison lectures in psychology at the National University of Singapore.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Social, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Computing	p. 1
Our Computerized Society	p. 2
Some New Social Problems Created by Computers	p. 6
Ethical Dilemmas for Computer Users	p. 10
How Ethical Theory Can Help	p. 14
Ethics and the Computer Professional	p. 16
The Responsibility of Computing Educators	p. 19
Computer Crime	p. 23
The Rise of the High-Tech Heist	p. 23
Is Reported Crime the Tip of an Iceberg?	p. 28
Targets of the Computer Criminal	p. 34
Who Are the Computer Criminals and Why Do They Do It?	p. 41
Improving Computer Security	p. 44
Fighting Crime with Computers	p. 48
Software Theft	p. 51
The Problem of Software Piracy	p. 51
Revenge of the Nerds? Intellectual Property Rights and the Law	p. 57
It Looks and Feels Like the Law Is a Mess	p. 61
Software Piracy and Industry Progress	p. 65
Busting the Pirates	p. 68
Hacking and Viruses	p. 73
What Is Hacking?	p. 75
Why Do Hackers Hack?	p. 79
Hackers: Criminals or Modern Robin Hoods?	p. 84
The Hacker Crackdown	p. 86
The Virus Invasion	p. 90
Ethical Issues Arising from Hacking	p. 99
Unreliable Computers	p. 105
Many Information Systems Are Failures	p. 106
When a Crash Really Can Be a Crash	p. 110
Banking Blunders	p. 113
More Great Software Disasters	p. 115
Why Are Complex Systems So Unreliable?	p. 120
What Are Computer Scientists Doing about It?	p. 123
The Invasion of Privacy	p. 131
Database Disasters	p. 132
The Information Mosaic	p. 138
The Number of the Beast: Calling Number Identification	p. 142
Privacy Legislation	p. 144
The National Security Agency: Big Brother Is Watching You	p. 147
Surveillance Societies	p. 152
Just When You Thought No One Was Listening	p. 155
Privacy and the Instrumentalism of Efficiency	p. 159
Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems	p. 163
What Is Artificial Intelligence?	p. 164
What Is Intelligence?	p. 167
Expert Systems	p. 173
Legal Problems	p. 176
Newer Developments	p. 180
Ethical Issues: Is AI A Proper Goal?	p. 184
Conclusion: The Limits of Hype	p. 189
Computerizing the Workplace	p. 193
Where Will the Jobs Come From? Computers and the Quantity of Work	p. 193
What Kind of Jobs? Computers and the Quality of Work	p. 203
The Dangers of the Techno-Fix: Stress in the Modern Workplace	p. 208
Health and Safety Issues: Video Display Terminals and the Repetitive Strain Injury Debate	p. 214
The Productivity Paradox: Improving the Payoff from Information Technology	p. 221
Hypothetical Scenarios for Classroom Discussion	p. 227
Appendix A: ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct	p. 261
Appendix B: Computing Curricula 1991: A Summary of the ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Curriculum Task Force Report	p. 271
Notes	p. 307
Index	p. 333
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