Ethics for the Information Age

by Quinn, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780321536853
• ISBN10: 0321536851
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

KEY MESSAGE:In an era where information technology changes constantly, a thoughtful response to these rapid changes requires a basic understanding of IT history, an awareness of current issues, and a familiarity with ethics.Ethics for the Information Ageprovides an overview of ethical theories and problems encountered by computer professionals in todayrs"s environment. Catalysts for Change; Introduction to Ethics; Networking; Intellectual Property; Privacy; Computer and Network Security; Computer Reliability; Work and Wealth; Professional Ethics; Plagiarism. For all readers interested in computers and society or computer ethics.

Table of Contents

Preface

Catalysts for Change

Introduction

Milestones in Computing

Milestones in Networking

Milestones in Information Storage and Retrieval

Information Technology Issues

Introduction to Ethics

Introduction

Subjective Relativism

Cultural Relativism

Divine Command Theory

Kantianism

Act Utilitarianism

Rule Utilitarianism

Social Contract Theory

Comparing Workable Ethical Theories

Morality of Breaking the Law

Networking

Introduction

Email and Spam

Fighting Spam

The World Wide Web

Ethical Perspectives on Pornography

Censorship

Freedom of Expression

Children and the Web

Breaking Trust on the Internet

Internet Addiction

Intellectual Property

Introduction

Intellectual Property Rights

Protecting Intellectual Property

Fair Use

New Restrictions on Use

Peer-to-Peer Networks

Protections for Software

Open-Source Software

Legitimacy of Intellectual Property Protection for Software

Creative Commons

Privacy

Introduction

Perspectives on Privacy

Disclosing Information

Public Information

U.S. Legislation

Public Records

Covert Government Surveillance

U.S. Legislation Authorizing Wiretapping

Data Mining

Identity Theft

Encryption

Computer and Network Security

Introduction

Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

Phreaks and Hackers

Denial-of-Service Attacks

Online Voting

Computer Reliability

Introduction

Data-Entry or Data-Retrieval Errors

Software and Billing Errors

Notable Software System Failures

Therac-25

Computer Simulations

Software Engineering

Software Warranties

Introduction

Is Software Engineering a Profession?

Software Engineering Code of Ethics

Analysis of the Code

Case Studies

Whistleblowing

Work and Wealth

Introduction

Automation and Unemployment

Workplace Changes

Globalization

The Digital Divide

The "Winner-Take-All Society"

Access to Public Colleges

Plagiarism

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