Pandora's box : social and professional issues of the information age
Title:
Pandora's box : social and professional issues of the information age
Author:
Adams, Andrew A., 1969-
ISBN:
9780470065532
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Publication Information:
Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
Physical Description:
xxix, 635 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Emergence and convergence of technologies -- 3. Digital entertainment -- 4. Censorship and freedom of speech -- 5. Sex and technology -- 6. Governance of the internet -- 7. Privacy and surveillance -- 8. Information age warfare -- 9. Technology and the human body -- 10. Professionalism in IT -- 11. Online crime and real punishment -- 12. Patents and copyright -- 13. Unwanted electronic attentions -- 14. Education and online learning -- 15. Living and working in a wired world -- App. Ethical analysis.
Abstract:
"Pandora's Box' presents the current social, ethical and legal issues raised by the constant advance of technology. Through case studies and discussion topics, the authors examine the background of a wide range of contemporary issues from digital entertainment and education, to censorship and privacy issues in the 'Information Age."
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