Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

• Main Author: Kizza, Joseph Migga (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 6th ed. 2017.
• Series: Texts in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Philosophy.; Data encryption (Computer science).; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computers and civilization.; Computer Science.; Computers and Society.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Data Encryption.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Science and Technology Studies.; Philosophy of Technology.

This engaging and thought-provoking textbook examines the ethical, social, and policy challenges arising from our rapidly and continuously evolving computing technology, ranging from the Internet to the ubiquitous portable devices we use to access it. The text emphasizes the need for a strong ethica...