Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

This textbook examines the ethical, social, and policy challenges arising from our rapidly and continuously evolving computing technologyranging from the Internet, over to the cross-platforms consisting of ubiquitous portable and wearable devices to the eagerly anticipated metaverseand how we can responsibly access and use these spaces. The text emphasizes the need for a strong ethical framework for all applications of computer science and engineering in our professional and personal life.This comprehensive seventh edition features thoroughly revised chapters with new and updated content, hardened by the bedrock ethical and moral values. Because of the rapidly changing computing and telecommunication ecosystem, a new chapter on Ethics and Social Responsibility in the Metaverse has been added. The interface between our current universe and the evolving metaverse presents a security quagmire. The discussion throughout the book is candid and intended to ignite students' interest and participation in class discussions and beyond. Topics and features:Establishes a philosophical framework and analytical tools for discussing moral theories and problems in ethical relativismOffers pertinent discussions on privacy, surveillance, employee monitoring, biometrics, civil liberties, harassment, the digital divide, and discriminationDiscusses the security and ethical quagmire in the platforms of the developing metaverseProvides exercises, objectives, and issues for discussion with every chapterExamines the ethical, cultural and economic realities of mobile telecommunications, computer social network ecosystems, and virtualization technologyReviews issues of property rights, responsibility and accountability relating to information technology and softwareExplores the evolution of electronic crime, network security, and computer forensicsIntroduces the new frontiers of ethics: virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the InternetThis extensive textbook/reference addresses the latest curricula requirements for understanding the cultural, social, legal, and ethical issues in computer science and related fields, and offers invaluable advice for industry professionals wishing to put such principles into practice.

Provides a wide-ranging survey of the impact of new technologies on ethical and social issues Thoroughly revised and enhanced new edition, with new chapters on cyberbullying and the Internet of Things

Autorentext

Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He is also the author of the successful Springer titles Ethical and Secure Computing and Guide to Computer Network Security.

Inhalt

1. History of Computing.- 2. Morality and the Law.- 3. Ethics and Ethical Analysis.- 4. Ethics and the Professions.- 5. Anonymity, Security, Privacy, and Civil Liberties.- 6. Intellectual Property Rights and Computer Technology.- 7. Social Context of Computing.- 8. Software Issues: Risks and Liabilities.- 9. Computer Crimes.- 10. New Frontiers for Computer Ethics: Artificial Intelligence.- 11. New Frontiers for Computer Ethics: Virtualization and Virtual Reality.- 12. New Frontiers for Computer Ethics: Cyberspace and Online Social Networks.- 13. Cyberbullying.- 14. New Frontiers for Computer Ethics: Internet of Things (IoT).- 15. Ethical, Privacy and Security Issues in the Social Network EcoSystems.16. - Mobile Systems and Intractable Social, Ethical and Security Issues.- 17. Computer Crime Investigations Computer Forensics.- 18. Biometrics.