Ethics and Technology: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology, 2/e

Description

Offering thought-provoking insights and up-to-date coverage of the rapidly expanding field of cyberethics, this new book introduces readers to current issues in computer ethics. The author, a respected authority on the subject, combines his years of experience in the field with balanced coverage of concepts and real-world case studies.

 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Cyberethics: Concepts, Perspectives, and Methodological Frameworks.

2. Ethical Concepts and Ethical Theory: Frameworks for Analyzing Cyberethics Issues.

3. Logical Arguments and Critical Thinking Skills: Some Tools for Evaluating Cyberethics Disputes.

4. Professional Ethics, Codes of Conduct, and Moral Responsibility.

5. Privacy and Cyberspace.

6. Security in Cyberspace.

7. Cybercrime and Cyber-related Crimes.

8. Intellectual Property in Cyberspace: Issues of Access and Control.

9. Regulating Cyberspace: Code, Free Speech, and E-Commerce.

10. Social Issues I: Equity and Access, Employment and Work.

11. Social Issues II: Community and Identity in Cyberspace.

12. Pervasive Computing and Converging Technologies: Ethical Aspects of Ambient Intelligence, Bioinformatics, and Nanocomputing.

Appendix A - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Code of Ethics.

Appendix B - Association for Computing (ACM) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. 
Appendix C - IEEE-CS/ACM Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.

Appendix D - IEEE-CS/ACM Computing Curricula 200.

Appendix E - Additional Critical-Thinking Techniques.