Ethics for the Information Age, 3rd Edition

Preface

Chapter 1 Catalysts for Change
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Milestones in Computing
1.3 Milestones in Networking
1.4 Milestones in Information Storage and Retrieval
1.5 Information Technology Issues

Chapter 2 Introduction to Ethics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Subjective Relativism
2.3 Cultural Relativism
2.4 Divine Command Theory
2.5 Kantianism
2.6 Act Utilitarianism
2.7 Rule Utilitarianism
2.8 Social Contract Theory
2.9 Comparing Workable Ethical Theories
2.10 Morality of Breaking the Law
 
Chapter 3 Networking
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Email and Spam
3.3 Fighting Spam
3.4 The World Wide Web
3.5 Ethical Perspectives on Pornography
3.6 Censorship
3.7 Freedom of Expression
3.8 Children and the Web
3.9 Breaking Trust on the Internet
3.10 Internet Addiction
 
Chapter 4 Intellectual Property
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Intellectual Property Rights
4.3 Protecting Intellectual Property
4.4 Fair Use
4.5 New Restrictions on Use
4.6 Peer-to-Peer Networks
4.7 Protections for Software
4.8 Open-Source Software
4.9 Legitimacy of Intellectual Property Protection for Software
4.10 Creative Commons
 
Chapter 5 Privacy
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Perspectives on Privacy
5.3 Disclosing Information
5.4 Public Information
5.5 U.S. Legislation
5.6 Public Records
5.7 Covert Government Surveillance
5.8 U.S. Legislation Authorizing Wiretapping
5.9 Data Mining
5.10 Identity Theft
5.11 Encryption
 
Chapter 6 Computer and Network Security
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses
6.3 Phreaks and Hackers
6.4 Denial-of-Service Attacks
6.5 Online Voting

Chapter 7 Computer Reliability 
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Data-Entry or Data-Retrieval Errors
7.3 Software and Billing Errors
7.4 Notable Software System Failures
7.5 Therac-25
7.6 Computer Simulations
7.7 Software Engineering
7.8 Software Warranties
 
Chapter 8 Professional Ethics
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Is Software Engineering a Profession?
8.3 Software Engineering Code of Ethics
8.4 Analysis of the Code
8.5 Case Studies
8.6 Whistleblowing
 
Chapter 9 Work and Wealth
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Automation and Unemployment
9.3 Workplace Changes
9.4 Globalization
9.5 The Digital Divide
9.6 The “Winner-Take-All Society”
9.7 Access to Public Colleges

Appendix A Plagiarism