TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baase,Sara
TI  - A gift of fire: social, legal, and ethical issues in computing 
SN  - 0134587790 (pbk)
U1  - 303.4834 
PY  - 1997///c
CY  - New Jersey
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Computers
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Index included; Unwrapping the gift -- Appreciating the benefits of computers -- Privacy and information -- Government files -- Credit bureaus -- Medical files -- Wiretapping and encryption -- Can we trust the computer? -- What can go wrong? -- Protecting software and other intellectual property -- Copyright law -- Constitutional (and related) issues -- Offensive speech in cyberspace -- Computer crime -- Computers and work -- Employee monitoring -- Health issues -- Broader issues on the impact and control of computers -- Issues of professional ethics and responsibilities
N2  - "[This book] provides in-depth coverage of the challenge and implications of computer technology, including important issues such as the impact of computers on privacy, censorship of the Internet, government policy on encryption, protection of intellectual property in cyberspace, hacking and computer crime, risks from failures of computer systems, and ethical dilemmas faced by computer professionals and computer
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