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This book explores social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a computer scientist's point of view. It covers the issues individuals face as members of a technological society and offers guidance for professionals in computer-related fields. One of the book's goals is to develop computer professionals who un This book explores social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a computer scientist's point of view. It covers the issues individuals face as members of a technological society and offers guidance for professionals in computer-related fields. One of the book's goals is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large. Chapter topics cover privacy and personal information, encryption and interception of communications, freedom of speech in cyberspace, intellectual property, computer crime, computers and work, broader issues on the impact and control of computers, and professional ethics and responsibilities.

For programmers and software engineers. I have used previous editions of this book as the basis for my Social Implications of Computer course and was very happy with it. While some improvements have been made in this latest edition and the writing is still superb, on the whole I believe it is not as good as it used to be. There's just too much missing for how much book there is for me to highly recommend basing a course on it. Some of my reading notes: - Updates to the Work chapter are excellent - The chapter on Evaluating and Controllin I have used previous editions of this book as the basis for my Social Implications of Computer course and was very happy with it.

While some improvements have been made in this latest edition and the writing is still superb, on the whole I believe it is not as good as it used to be. There's just too much missing for how much book there is for me to highly recommend basing a course on it. Some of my reading notes: - Updates to the Work chapter are excellent - The chapter on Evaluating and Controlling Technology contains a very good discussion on evaluating information.

Gen Plus Gx Channel Installers there. I may have missed it but this chapter seems to have no mention of the Amish, an excellent example of a society that executes the chapter title. - Be nice if there were chapters/sections on: - The History of Computing - Critical Thinking / Logical Arguments - I wish there were footnotes, makes the reading that much easier - Editorializing could be perceived as good or bad - Only three images in the entire book, all comic strips. Illustrations often make simple what words can make seem complex. - Near complete lack of discussion concerning military related computing - Weak coverage of Trade/Service Marks and Trade Secrets (Software as a Service) - The chapter on Crime might be better rearranged in chronological order, easier to follow and better set the context of its message. - The chapter on Errors, Failures, and Risks would be well served by including a section on the 1990's Patriot Missile. - Chapters often refer to one another making this a more difficult text to cover in an alternate order.

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