Social, Ethical and Policy Implications of Information Technology

by Brennan, Linda L.; Johnson, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9781591402886
• ISBN10: 1591402883
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Information Science Pub

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vi
Social Implications
Global Perspectives on the Information Society	p. 1
Digital Divides: Their Social and Ethical Implications	p. 29
The Perils of Access and Immediacy: Unintended Consequences of Information Technology	p. 48
What, Me, Worry? The Empowerment of Employees	p. 59
Managing Workplace Privacy Responsibly	p. 74
Virtual Harms and Real Responsibility	p. 98
Ethical Implications
Ethical Challenges for Information Systems Professionals	p. 118
Living Within Glass Houses: Coping with Organizational Transparency	p. 130
Ethical Challenges of Information Systems: The Carnage of Outsourcing and Other Technology-Enabled Organizational Imperatives	p. 141
A Contrarian's View: New Wine in Old Bottles, New Economy and Old Ethics--Can it Work?	p. 159
Policy Implications
Liability for System and Data Quality	p. 183
Software Engineering as a Profession: A Moral Case for Licensure	p. 204
Copyright Law in the Digital Age	p. 223
"Digital Orphans": Technology's Wayward Children	p. 234
Compliance with Data Management Laws	p. 251
Further Implications
The Central Problem in Cyber Ethics and How Stories Can Be Used to Address It	p. 274
About the Authors	p. 294
Index	p. 300
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